Please find below a list of groups to connect with and different community resources:
Black Community Resources
Kelowna
Kelowna resources
Food Asset Map : presented by Global Engagement Office, Faculty of Health and Social Development, Campus Health and Student Experience Office
Vancouver
Vancouver resources
UBC Black Groups
UBC Black Caucus: Website | Email | Instagram
Black Muslim Collective: Email | Instagram
Africa Awareness Initiative: Website | E-mail
Black Graduate Student Network: Email
Black Law Student Association: Email | Instagram
Black Student Union: Website | Email | Facebook | Instagram
Liu Institute Network for Africa: Website | Email | Facebook
National Society of Black Engineers UBC: Facebook | Instagram | Email
African Caribbean Student Club (ACSC) [Okanagan] : Website | Email | Instagram
Beyond Tomorrow Scholars Program [Vancouver and Okanagan] : Website
UBC Black Medical Students’ Association (BMSA): Email
Black Community Groups
Black Physicians of British Columbia: Website | E-mail | Instagram
Hogans Alley Society: Website
BC Black History Awareness Society: Website | Email
African Arts & Cultural Society: Website
Afrika21: Facebook | Email | Website
Zimbabwe Cultural Society of BC (ZICUSO BC): Website
Le Relais Francophone: Website
Kingdom Acts Foundation: Website
Faith Impact Ministries International (Surrey): Website
Edo Friends Of British Columbia Canada: Website
Mental Health and Substance Use Resources
Emergency: call 911
Suicide crisis helpline 988: https://988.ca/
See list of Mental Health Professionals from UBC Black Caucus Mental Wellness Project 2022.
Mental Health Resources for Black Canadians: Website
Black-led Resources for Mental Health: Website
BEAM (Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective): Website
Helping Children Cope With Crisis Activity Book: Website
44 Mental Health Resources for Black People Trying to Survive in This Country: Website
Bicycle Health: Website
Mental Health Resources for Young People of Color: Website
Wellness Together Canada: https://www.wellnesstogether.ca/en-CA?lang=en-ca
Talk Suicide Canada at 1-833-456-4566 https://talksuicide.ca/
Gender-based violence: https://femmes-egalite-genres.canada.ca/en/gender-based-violence/crisis-lines.html
Kids Help Phone Call 1-800-668-6868 https://kidshelpphone.ca/
Here2Talk:1.877.857.3397 (everywhere in Canada)
Black Mental Health Canada: §https://blackmentalhealth.ca/
Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/therapists : you can filter by ethnicity, sexual orientation, language, province
BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services http://www.bcmhsus.ca/
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