Educational Resources

People Pleasing Books & Resources

• coda.org for Coda meetings

• Coda online www.onlinecoda.net

• Approval Addiction by Joyce Meyer

• The Disease To Please: Curing the People-Pleasing Syndrome by Harriet Braiker

• When Pleasing Others Is Hurting You: Finding God’s Patterns for Healthy Relationships by David Hawkins

• Codependent No More by Melody Beattie

• Facing Codependence by Pia Mellody

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Shame and Emotional Regression

• Growing Yourself Back Up by John Lee, johnleebooks.com

• Brene Brown books, talks https://brenebrown.com

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Intersectional Mental Health Concerns of LGBTQ & POC Communities

The articles below highlight gaps in mental health care and community healing for marginalized persons. Support QTPoC Mental Health in addressing these issues.

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Social Trauma

• A conversation about racism in America has to address mental health, too By Veronica Womack, Quartz

• Trans group reports suicides post-election; LGBTQ hotline calls surge By Mathew Rodriguez, Mic

• 8 Things the Statistics Say about Trans Suicide By Sebastian Mitchell Barr, What’s Gender Got to Do with it? (a trans psychology blog)

• 6 Ways the Healthcare Industry Needs to Stop Abusing Trans People By Kai Cheng Thom, Everyday Feminism

• 10 Alarming Statistics about Gay Hate Crimes By Kevin Matthews, Care

• African-American, Latinx citizens at increased risk of mental health issues By Medical News Today

• How the US Mental Health System Makes Natives Sick and Suicidal By David Edward Walker, Indian Country Today Media Network

• When black death goes viral, it can trigger PTSD-like trauma By Kenya Downs, PBS

• Racism in the system creates ‘fear’ about mental health By Jack Dixon, London News Online

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Gaps in Therapy

• Not White, Not Rich, and Seeking Therapy By Olga Khazan, The Atlantic

• Therapists often discriminate against black and poor patients, study finds By Carina Storrs, CNN

• Raising Issues: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender People Receiving Services in the Public Mental Health System By Alicia Lucksted, PhD, University of Maryland

• How Therapy Became a Hobby of the Wealthy, Out of Reach for Those in Need By April Dembrosky, NPR

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Inaccessibility

• Paying an Unfair Price: The Financial Penalty for LGBT People of Color By Movement Advancement Project (MAP)

• The sad truth about queer youth and the economy By Laura Rena Murray, Fusion

• Man accused of stealing $5 in snacks died in jail waiting for space at a mental health hospital Washington Post

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Research:

• ‘Mental illness’ isn’t all about brain chemistry: It’s about life By Mary Boyle, The Conversation

• Top Health Issues for LGBT Populations Information & Resource Kit By Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

• PTSD from Your Zip Code: Urban violence and the brain By Jen Christensen, CNN

• Address the many gaps in mental health care and community healing by sharing this information and/or donating to QTPoC Mental Health so we can create free-to-access resources www.restforresistance.com/donate , paypal.me/qtpoc , patreon.com/qtpoc