Black Men

  • Therapy for Black Men: An online directory to help Black men in their search for a therapist. Using this directory, Black men can find a therapist based on location and specialization. 

 

  • Black Men Heal: Black Men Heal aims to provide access to mental health treatment, psycho-education, and community resources to Black men. This collection of resources aims to dismantle the stigma attached to therapy, as well as ensure that Black men can get access to therapists with the same identity as them. 

 

  • Brother, You’re on My Mind: An initiative between Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., and NIMHD that aims to educate the Black community about depression and stress, as well as to encourage individuals to receive mental health treatment. 

 

  • The Young Black Men Project (YBMen): An educational and social support program for young Black men. This program uses social media, popular culture, and current events to learn about the strategies that influence and shape young Black men’s ideas and experiences with mental health.

 

  • Black Men Speak, Inc:  Their mission is to inform, educate, and enlighten the mental health community and the general public about issues concerning African American males suffering from mental health and substance abuse challenges by means of storytelling.  By sharing their lived experiences, members of Black Men Speaks promote self and communal wellness, recovery, and freedom.

Never be afraid to seek help. It’s okay not to be okay. 

Duke CAPS staff provides services for student groups, particularly programs supportive of at-risk populations, on a wide range of issues impacting them in various aspects of campus life.