Resources for the moment you are in.
Immediate crisis connections, pathways to professional care, culturally grounded support, and SHOCKmetaphysics tools for continued learning and healing.
Connect with trained support
Choose the option that best matches your situation. Availability and eligibility may vary outside the United States.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Free, confidential support for people experiencing emotional distress, suicidal thoughts, or another mental-health crisis.
Call or text: 988
Visit 988 LifelineCrisis Text Line
Free, confidential, 24/7 text-based support from a trained volunteer Crisis Counselor.
Text HOME to: 741741
Visit Crisis Text LineVeterans Crisis Line
Confidential crisis support for Veterans, service members, National Guard and Reserve members, and those who support them.
Call: 988, then press 1
Text: 838255
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Support and safety-planning resources for people affected by intimate-partner or domestic violence.
Call: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
Visit The HotlineDisaster Distress Helpline
Year-round crisis counseling for emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters.
Call or text: 1-800-985-5990
Visit SAMHSAFind ongoing support
Crisis support can help in the moment. Licensed professional care may provide assessment, diagnosis, therapy, medication management, or substance-use treatment when needed.
SAMHSA National Helpline
Free, confidential treatment referral and information for mental-health and substance-use concerns, available 24/7.
Call: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
Visit SAMHSAFindTreatment.gov
A confidential and anonymous U.S. locator for mental-health, substance-use, and opioid-treatment facilities.
Search for treatmentChoosing culturally responsive care: Ask prospective providers about their experience with racial trauma, anti-Black racism, spiritual frameworks, intergenerational trauma, and the cultural communities they serve. You are allowed to ask questions before deciding whether a provider is right for you.
Continue with SHOCKmetaphysics
These educational resources center Africana phenomenology, Black trauma, nervous-system regulation, cultural knowledge, and pathways toward restored agency.
Break Black Trauma Masterclass
Learn to identify, interrupt, and transform patterns connected to Black racial and intergenerational trauma.
Watch the free masterclassThe Black Trauma Podcast
Conversations and teaching on trauma, healing, consciousness, culture, and Black possibility.
Watch the podcastResearch Journal
Explore the ongoing archive of research, essays, frameworks, and public scholarship.
Read the JournalBooks
Read works by Rev. Dr. Philippe SHOCK Matthews spanning Africana phenomenology, trauma, consciousness, and culturally responsive AI.
Explore the booksBlackLoveGPT
Culturally responsive AI support grounded in Black ways of knowing, affirmation, context, love, joy, and creativity.
Explore BlackLoveGPTDiscovery Call
Explore whether the SHOCK Method is aligned with your healing, trauma-recovery, and nervous-system work.
Book a Discovery CallImportant information
SHOCKmetaphysics, its educational content, AI tools, books, courses, and Discovery Calls do not provide emergency services and are not substitutes for evaluation, diagnosis, psychotherapy, medical treatment, or crisis intervention from qualified professionals. If you believe someone is in immediate danger, contact local emergency services. Resource details can change; confirm current availability with each provider.