AACAP Resources

• AACAP Facts For Families - Children and Racism
• AACAP's Position on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
• AACAP Stands in Solidarity with the Family of Mr. George Floyd
• Pioneers in Healthcare
• Asian American and Pacific Islander Resource Library
• AACAP Responds to Police Shooting of Mr. Jacob Blake, Kenosha, Wisconsin
• AACAP Condemns Racism and Calls for End to Police Violence
• ECP Xtra  Newsletter - 8/24/20: Conversations in Racism
• President's Statement Recognizing Juneteenth
• Our Vision: An Anti-Racist Journal - JAACAP
• AACAP Virtual Forum - Healthcare Disparities Through the Lens of Diversity During the COVID-19 Pandemic (June 13, 2020)
• AACAP Screenside Chats - Health Equities and Disparities in the COVID-19 Era - A Conversation with AMA President Patrice A. Harris, MD
• Regarding the American Academy of Pediatrics’ (AAP’s) Recent Policy Statement on the Impact of Racism on Child and Adolescent Health (July 30, 2019)

Clinical Resources

• AACAP’s Lecture Series on Improving Health Equity During the COVID-19 Era
• Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Racial and Ethnic Minority Youth - A Guide for Practitioners from the American Psychological Association
• How Can We Better Engage Black Men as Patients? - Clinical Psychiatry News - By AACAP member Kevin A. Simon, MD

Anti-Racism Resources for Adults

• TEDx: "How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion" by Peggy McIntosh
• Resources for White People to Learn and Talk About Race and Racism
• Tools and guidance on talking about race from the National Museum of African American History & Culture
• The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth

Anti-Racism Resources for Kids

• Coming Together: Talking to Children about Race, Ethnicity, and Culture - New resources from Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, to support families in talking to their children about race and racism.
• How to Talk to Your Kids About Anti-Racism: A List of Resources
• Your Kids Aren't Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup
• 21 Anti-Racism Videos To Share With Kids
• Talking to Kids About Racism - The New York Times
• How to Raise an Anti-Racist Kid - The New York Times
• A Kids Book About Racism
• Talking to Children About Race and Racism - JAMA Pediatrics
• Anti-Racism Resources for Parents and Kids - Healthline
• Teaching Children About Race Dr. Wanjiku Njoroge
  

Racism as a Public Health Crisis

• Racism and Coronavirus - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• COVID-19 & Achieving Health Equity
• Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health Care: Evidence and Policy Implications
• The historical roots of racial disparities in the mental health system
• Racism as a Unique Social Determinant of Mental Health: Development of a Didactic Curriculum for Psychiatry Residents
• Racism in mental healthcare: An invisible barrier
• Virus, racism pose more mental health risks for black Americans
• Science Suggests Systemic Racism Causes Stress, Increases Disease Within Black, Brown Communities

Racism and Children

• Talking With Children About Racism, Police Brutality and Protests
• How to Talk Honestly With Children About Racism - PBS
• George Floyd. Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. What do we tell our children?
• It’s never too early to talk with children about race - Featuring AACAP members Amalia Londono Tobon, MD and Wanjiku Njoroge, MD

Racism and Mental Health

• How to combat the mental toll of racism - PBS Video
• Black And African American Communities And Mental Health
• The Effects of Racism on Mental Health: How to Cope - Anxiety and Depression Association of America
• The Impact of Racism on Children’s Health - The New York Times

Allied Groups

• Joint Statement on Improving Health through DEI from Leading Health Care and Medical Associations (March 27, 2024)
• Loveland Therapy Fund - Providing financial assistance to Black women and girls seeking therapy
• BEAM—Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective
• Community Healing Network
• Mental Health America
• Black Psychiatrists of America, Inc
• Black Mental Health Alliance