By Lauren Carrasco-Kyllönen, Director of Programs

The start of Hispanic Heritage Month marks a time for all of us to reflect on, learn from, and celebrate the incredible diversity of Hispanic & Latinx communities in our histories, cultures, identities, and experiences. It is also a time to acknowledge challenges in the present & what we can do to address them to build each of us up. The reality is that people of color, including Hispanic & Latinx communities, experience sexual violence at similar or higher rates. Dealing with the devastating impacts of sexual violence in conjunction with systemic oppression & inequality, cultural biases, historical trauma, etc. can be extremely complex, exhausting, and overwhelming.

Hispanic/Latinx survivors face additional barriers and have unique experiences that not all service providers are able to fully empathize with nor address. To be heard and understood, in all the ways trauma affects your experiences, is essential. To help counter this, we’ve pulled together this list of culturally relevant resources, which we hope will provide some much needed support to Hispanic/Latinx survivors as they move through their healing journeys.

Finding A Therapist

Inclusive Therapists

“Inclusive Therapists offers a safer, simpler way to find a culturally responsive, social justice-oriented therapist.”

National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network

“NQTTCN is a healing justice organization committed to transforming mental health for queer and trans people of color (QTPoC).”

Latinx Therapy

“bilingual podcast and national directory to find a Latinx Therapist. Latinx Therapy strives to provides culturally-grounded workshops and services to our community.”

Therapy for Latinx

“We provide resources for our community to heal, thrive, and become advocates for their own mental health”

Immigrant Resources

National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild

NIPNLG serves “as a progressive source of advocacy-oriented legal support on issues critical to immigrant rights”, & offers an attorney directory.

National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project

“NIWAP is a national expert on the legal rights and services available to immigrant victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, child and elder abuse, stalking, human trafficking, and other violence,” & offers a service provider directory.