The Confess Project is a national mental health advocacy non-profit that utilizes Black barbers to equip marginalized men of color with the mental health strategies and coping skills to overcome anxiety and depression that are enhanced by systematic racism.

CBM is an international nonprofit, that works in partnership with communities, health authorities, and people with lived mental health experience to support those with mental health disorders and disabilities in developing countries. CBM improves access to mental health treatment by training community workers to identify mental health conditions and facilitate peer support groups.

Inner Explorer is an online mindfulness platform designed to support mental health and well-being through Mindfulness-Based Social Emotional Learning (MBSEL). While not specifically training community mental health workers, this program relieves pressure on the professional work force by empowering lay people with the tools they need to cultivate critical social emotional skills, such as self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy, and resilience.

First Place for Youth has three different programs that provide direct and wraparound services spanning from training, housing, and education for youth aging out or exiting the foster care system. The Independent Skills Living Program (ISLP) offices provide a combination of “drop in” hours, social activities, and skill-building workshops that help develop practical skills and confidence.

Fountain House is a national mental health nonprofit fighting to improve health, opportunity, and end social and economic isolation for people living with serious mental illness (SMI) through Clubhouses (both digital and in-person) that encourage social connection amongst individuals with SMI and reflect an insistence of belonging and acceptance.

OATS from AARP helps older adults, regardless of their circumstances, learn to use and leverage technology to improve physical and mental health, financial stability and stay connected. Through its flagship program, Senior Planet, OATS brings together older adults with innovative learning experiences in-person and online with topics ranging from digital essentials to yoga.

Pace Center for Girls features a balanced emphasis on academic and social services for middle and high school aged girls and young women. With nonresidential centers (which operated 100% virtually during the pandemic), open during normal school hours across the state of Florida, Pace encourages a positive and safe learning environment for girls. The program has garnered national recognition as one of the most effective programs in the country for keeping girls from entering the juvenile justice system.

Trevor Project is the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ young people. While they are saving the lives of queer youth through their various suicide prevention programs, including a 24/7 phone lifeline, they also are home to the world’s largest safe space social networking site called (TrevorSpace) for LGBTQ youth ages 13-24 and their families.

Youth Era is a nonprofit based in Oregon that provides a variety of programs targeting accessibility to supportive services for youth. These include: Drop-in Centers, Virtual Peer Support (e.g., Instagram, Twitch, Discord), Technical Assistance Training, Crisis Response and virtual trainings (called PeerPlus and UpLift ) that have allowed their work to continue thriving during the pandemic.

The Loveland Foundation is addressing the barriers affecting access to treatment by members of diverse ethnic and racial groups with the Loveland Therapy Fund which provides financial assistance to Black women and girls seeking therapy nationally.

Project Echo employs the ECHO model, a low-cost system of tele-mentoring, to share support, guidance, feedback and best practices to mental health/general health practitioners in underserved communities virtually.

Faces and Voices of Recovery is a national nonprofit dedicated to changing the way addiction and recovery are understood and embraced through advocacy, education and leadership. Priorities for advocacy in 2022 include legislation to set aside 20% of all behavioral health funding for BIPOC recovery services and securing funding for equal to in-person reimbursement for telehealth services.

Crisis Now is an advocacy network led by the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) that fiercely advocates for not only a national suicide prevention hotline but also, a crisis response system that diverts people in mental health distress from the emergency department and jail by developing a continuum of crisis care that match people’s clinical needs.

Youth Era is a nonprofit based in Oregon that provides a variety of programs targeting accessibility to supportive services for youth. These include: Drop-in Centers, Virtual Peer Support (e.g., Instagram, Twitch, Discord), Technical Assistance Training, Crisis Response and virtual trainings (called “PeerPlus”& ”UpLift” ) that have allowed their work to continue thriving during the pandemic.

The Trevor Project is the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ young people. They are saving the lives of queer youth by providing support through free and confidential suicide prevention programs such as their 24/7 phone lifeline (Trevor Lifeline), text line (TrevorText) and online chat (TrevorChat). Youth are connected with trained Trevor counselors who offer support and crisis intervention.