Resources for People of Color
This page includes resources and organizations focused on the maternal health and mental health of BIPOC communities. This list is not meant to be all-inclusive, but rather serves as a starting point for finding resources and information.
A DC-based female minority owned mental health counseling and consultation practice that specializes in women’s mental health and perinatal mental health counseling.
Tackling issues affecting communities of color through community, advocacy, reproductive/birth justice, and education.
The Birth Center Equity Fund focuses on making birth center care an option for every person who wants it, by growing and sustaining birth centers led by Black, Indigenous, and other people of color. 100% of funds raised go to BIPOC birth centers.
An advocacy organization focused on improving the health and well-being of black women through research, policy, and cultural shifts.
A corporation of clinical psychologists who recognize the need for culturally competent professionals to collaborate and address mental health issues that are prevalent and unique to the experiences of Black people.
Black Women’s Health Imperative
The first nonprofit organization created by Black women to help protect and advance the health and wellness of Black women and girls.
A Baltimore-based center for birth education, lactation, and perinatal support.
Founded by midwife Jennie Josphe, the mission of this organization is to inspire change in maternal child health care systems worldwide and to re-empower the birthing mother, father, family and community by supporting the providers, practitioners and agencies that are charged with their care.
A consulting and training nonprofit organization determined to improve the wellbeing of individuals and communities by supporting diverse populations and increasing cultural competence and humility among providers who serve them.
This fund provides grants to Black women and girls to obtain high-quality mental health care.
A not-for-profit organization committed to furthering the careers of Women of Color and providing perinatal support services to all, including home visiting, doula, childbirth education, and lactation support.
This BIPOC midwife collaborative movement was created to improve birth outcomes for Black families through scholarships for Black student midwives.
MomCongress Black Learn, Listen, and Lift Toolkit
This toolkit includes listings of books, films, podcasts, organizations and more designed to help non-Black individuals understand how deeply racism runs in our country and to ensure Black women and Black America are heard, treated equally, and are respected for all that has been endured.
National Association to Advance Black Birth
Working to promote midwives, doulas, and training programs to improve the care of Black women, persons, and infants.
National Black Midwives Alliance
A member-supported organization focused on raising awareness about black midwives and eliminating disparities in U.S. perinatal health.
National Birth Equity Collaborative
Focused on creating solutions that optimize Black maternal and infant health through training, policy advocacy, research, and community-centered collaboration.
Perinatal Mental Health Alliance for People of Color
A program within Postpartum Support International geared towards building capacity in the perinatal mental health field to better support families and providers of color around perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
Postpartum Support International Maternal Mental Health Providers of Color Directory
Postpartum Support International offers an online directory to make it easy to find a maternal mental health provider of color that fits your needs.
A Texas-based nonprofit whose mission is to break cultural barriers in maternal mental health.
The only conference in the United States focused exclusively on multicultural maternal mental health.
A reproductive justice organization focused on improving the lives of women of color through community organizing and advocacy to catalyze systemic change.
Mental health issues facing the Black community.
Dedicated to decreasing stigma and increasing access to culturally competent mental health care for black people.