Sad Girls Club: Free Therapy for BIPOC Women And Femmes.
If you're a BIPOC looking for mentorship, tips, or resources to help guide you through your own mental health struggles, Sad Girls Club is here for you. They are an organization both online and in real life committed to destigmatizing mental wellness for Millennial and Gen Z women, girls, and femmes of color.
Sad Girls Club was founded in February 2017 by New York director and activist Elyse Fox. In the aftermath of her documentary release—a film about her life struggle with depression—Elyse received a massive amount of young women seeking a mentor through their own mental health struggles. Not only for mentorship but for a community to connect with professionals who look like you.
“It’s so important for you to have [a therapist who can] understand your language and perspective. You don’t want to have to code switch in a room where you’re supposed to be your true, authentic self.”
Essentially, it is a free resource for the BIPOC women and men population who can't afford talk therapy, and in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sad Girls Club was and is here to support.
Their foundation is led by three goals:
Remove the negative stigma integrated into mental health conversations
Provide mental health services to girls who do not have access to therapy and treatment
Create real-life safe spaces that build a community for young women to know – they are not alone.
You can donate to the organization, parter with them, or work for them. Ultimately it is to help promote those who need the resource to gain mental health support. Between Chat rooms, Self-care resources, and IRL events there are all safe spaces available to express your feelings with absolute zero judgment.
There is also Remedy, a quarterly therapy scholarship that prioritizes Black Women and the BIPOC community through a 1:1 talk therapy session. Their applications are currently closed but fortunately, they will resume in Q1 2023.
Today, the club has over 200,000 members in 5 countries, over 40 countries, with over 258K followers on Instagram, and is growing more every day. Hosting events in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Washington, D.C., Barcelona, and London, Elyse and Sad Girls Club continue to spread awareness through partnering with like-minded brands, consulting, journalism, speaking engagements, and more.
Join the club today! There is a monthly newsletter, that could just be the start to prioritizing your mental and emotional healing. Sign up here.
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