The LibraryCrisis Therapy Community Reading
Resources for the practice.
If you're in crisis, call or text 988 right now, or reach the BlackLine at 1-800-604-5841. You are not alone. The rest of this page is for the long work — clinicians, community partners, and the reading that has shaped how we think.
24/7 crisis & support lines
- 988 Suicide & Crisis LifelineCall or text 988 · 24/7 free, confidential support in the US.
- BlackLinePeer-support hotline centering Black, Black LGBTQ+, brown, Native, and Muslim callers.1-800-604-5841 · 24/7
- Trans LifelinePeer support for trans people, run by trans people.1-877-565-8860
- Trevor Project (LGBTQ+ youth)Call, text, or chat 24/7.1-866-488-7386 · Text START to 678-678
Mental-health directories
- Therapy for Black MenNational directory of Black male therapists and coaches.
- The Boris Lawrence Henson FoundationMental-health services and clinician directory for the Black community.
- Melanin & Mental HealthDirectory connecting the Black and Latinx communities to culturally-competent clinicians.
- Inclusive TherapistsFind a therapist filtered by identity, faith, and lived experience.
Community health partners
- Pride Center of MarylandBaltimore-based LGBTQ+ health, wellness, and harm-reduction services. A longtime BMX partner.
- Us Helping UsCulturally-affirming HIV prevention and care for Black communities.
- SAMHSA National Helpline24/7 free treatment referral for substance use and mental health.1-800-662-HELP (4357)
For the practice
- Between the World and Me — Ta-Nehisi CoatesA letter to a son on the body, the country, and what love asks of us.
- The Fire Next Time — James BaldwinFoundational reading on race, faith, and the American interior.
- How We Fight for Our Lives — Saeed JonesA memoir of Black and queer becoming.
- The Souls of Black Folk — W.E.B. Du BoisThe through-line of double consciousness that shapes the CTCA framework.
BMX links to these resources as a service. We do not operate them, and inclusion is not an endorsement of any particular clinician or service. If a link is broken or a resource has changed, let us know.