Healthy Mind

Your mental health is important and not addressing stress or anxious feelings can affect you and those around you. In the face of COVID-19, the LGBTQ+ community may be facing barriers to care that are unprecedented. Understanding how to navigate risks, barriers and feelings is one step to maintaining a healthy mind as it relates to your gender identity and sexual orientation. Learning to cope with stress and maintaining mental wellbeing is about individual/community wellness. Explore the resources below to learn more. 

Mental Wellbeing

Human Rights Campaign on QTBIPOC Mental Health and Well Being

LGBTQI+ Youth – Like All Americans, They Deserve Evidence-Based Care 

Managing Stress

• CalHOPE LGBTQ+ Community - offers safe, secure, and culturally sensitive emotional support for Californian’s who may need support relating to stress, anxiety, and depression during COVID-19.
• CalHOPE Together for Wellness: Soothe Anxiety and Stress - offers resources for managing anxiety and stress through mindful meditation, breathing, community voices and more.
• Healthy Ways to Cope With Stress
• How LGBTQ Youth Can Cope With Anxiety and Stress During Covid 19

Community Wellness

• National Alliance on Mental Illness provides steps to finding the right mental health professional 
• Translifeline Mental Health & Community Wellness