What I Wish My People Had Known, The Psychiatric Green Book: A Guide for Black Folks (Digital PDF)

What I Wish My People Had Known – The Psychiatric Green Book: A Guide for Black Folks is a named in honor of Victor Hugo Green, creator of The Negro Motorist Green Book, which helped Black travelers safely navigate the United States during the Jim Crow era.

In that same spirit, The Psychiatric Green Book is a guide intending to help Black families and communities navigate today's psychiatric care systems by offering practical guidance on legal rights, care strategies, advocacy, and supporting loved ones during psychiatric crises. It was created in collaboration with Black system survivors, disabled folks, healers, policy experts, psychiatrists, feminists, abolitionists and people living with mental health conditions, and our allies.

This digital download is pay what you can with a suggested price of $5.

PDF format. 140 pages. 86.6 MB.