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17 Mental Health Resources For Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Racism and xenophobia take a serious toll on Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. Research has found that racism and discrimination have a significant negative impact on mental health. In addition, communities subjected to othering by the dominant racial group Read more >>
Asian American Mental Health Stigma: Why It Exists and How to Combat It
A study found stigmas that associate mental illness with disability are the largest barrier to Asian Americans accessing mental healthcare. Read more >>
Asian American / Pacific Islander Communities and Mental Health
It’s important to recognize that the term “AAPI” (Asian American / Pacific Islander) encompasses a wide range of countries, ethnicities, nationalities, and identities. Many different communities within AAPI label face their own unique challenges: from the trauma faced by those Read more >>
Confronting Mental Health Barriers in the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community
Anti-Asian rhetoric and incidents have been on the rise in recent years, spurred on by the COVID-19 pandemic. These types of events reinforce trauma and fear within the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community and have profound effects on Read more >>
Why Asian American Kids Are Under-Diagnosed When It Comes to Learning Disabilities
Up to 20 percent of public school students are served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, but only 7 percent of Asian Americans are, the lowest of any group. Read more >>
Why So Many Asian American Students Are Learning Remotely
Asian American students are far more likely to be learning remotely than members of any other racial or ethnic group in the United States. As of February 2021, almost 7 in 10 Asian American K-12 students were still learning online Read more >>
Asian Americans Challenge Traditions that Discourage Seeking Therapy
Therapists and community members say it’s common for immigrants, Asian or otherwise, to want to avoid making trouble or drawing attention to themselves. But Asian immigrants in particular, as well as many Asian Americans, also face some traditions that discourage Read more >>
Anti-Asian Violence Resources [web resource]
Since COVID-19 became news in the United States, hate speech and violence against the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community has spiked. We can encourage you to explore the following resources to learn more about history of anti-Asian racism, why Read more >>
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