Mental Health Resources
Mental health resources prepared by Yi Chen, LMSW
Last updated: October 4, 2022
ASIAN MENTAL HEALTHAsian Mental Health Collective | Website
Asian Mental Health Project | Website The Asian Mental Health Project aims to make mental healthcare more accessible and more approachable using multimedia resources and community events, particularly for Pan-Asian communities.
Support Groups through the Asian Mental Health Project
Stay In, Check-In Community Wellness Check-In Sign Up
Mental Health American / AAPI Communities | Website
National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association | Website
National Alliance on Mental Illness | Website
South Asian Sexual and Mental Health Alliance | Website
Subtle Asian Mental Health Facebook Community | Website
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FINDING A THERAPIST
Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Therapists in the Maryland | Website
Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Therapists in the US | Website
Psychology Today | Website
Zen Care | Website
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ASIAN AMERICAN MENTAL HEALTH RELATED INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT@aamhaalliance @asiansformentalhealth @asianmentalhealthcare @asianmentalhealthcollective @asianmentalhealthproject @christinechangphd @drsnehalkumar @nqapia @southasianmentalhealth @southasiantherapists
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SUICIDE PREVENTION AND EDUCATIONAsian American Suicide Prevention and Education | Website Asian LifeNet Hotline 1-877-990-8585; (Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, Fujianese are offered)
National Suicide Prevention Hotline 1-800-273-8255 (TALK)
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ASIAN AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES
The Asian Americans with Disabilities Initiative | Website | Guide
Respectability: Fight Stigmas. Advancing Opportunities. | Website
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ASIAN AMERICAN AND BIPOC SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Live Another Day | Website Equal access to live-saving mental health and substance use resources.
The Summit Wellness Group | Website Written and curated by women of color, this guide features over 60 resources for BIPOC folx.
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AAPI LGBTQ+ COMMUNITYNAAAP PRIDE | Website The National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance | Website Empowers LGBTQ+ Asians and Pacific Islanders through movement capacity building, policy advocacy, and representation.
Human Rights Campaign: Living Authentically as LGBTQ Asian and Pacific Islander American | Website
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MEDIA AND LITERATURE
The Laundromat Doc | Website | Mental Health Resources
Memoirs Speak, Okinawa by Elizabeth Miki Brina The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir by Thi Bui What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo I Was Their American Dream by Malaka Gharib Minor Feelings By Cathy Park Hong Stigma: Breaking the Asian American Silence on Mental Health by Tanaya Kollipara American Harvest, God, Country, and Farming in the Heartland by Marie Matsuki Mockett The Collected Schizophrenias by Esme Weijun Wang Permission to Come Home: Reclaiming Mental Health as Asian Americans by Jenny T. Wang, PhD On Earth, We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong Crying in HMART by Michelle Zauner
Mental Health Resources created by Asian Americans The Attachment Theory Workbook by Annie Chen Welcome to the Grief Club by Janine Kwoh Stigma: Breaking the Asian American Silence on Mental Health by Tanaya Kollipara Permission to Come Home: Reclaiming Mental Health as Asian Americns by Jenny T. Wang, PhD
Fiction The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang 30 Things I Love About Myself by Radhika Sanghani
Podcasts Related to AAPI Mental Health Mental Health Mukbang by Asian Mental Health Collective Feeling Asian Podcast hosted by Youngmi Mayer and Brian Park Beyond the Couch with Bridges hosted by 3 therapists, Diana Liao, LMHC, Samantha Waldman, LMHC, and Christie Kim, LMHC Asians Do Therapy hosted by Yin J. Li, LMFT The Tao of Self Confidence hosted by Sheena Yap Chan |
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Asian Hate Crime Resouces
Stop AAPI Hate
https://stopaapihate.org/actnow/
"In response to the alarming escalation in xenophobia and bigotry resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Pacific Planning and Policy Council (A3PCON), Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA), and the Asian American Studies Department of San Francisco State University launched the Stop AAPI Hate reporting center on March 19, 2020. The center tracks and responds to incidents of hate, violence, harassment, discrimination, shunning, and child bullying against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States."
Advancing Asian American Justice Stand Against Hatred
https://www.standagainsthatred.org/
"Asian Americans Advancing Justice is a proud partner of Communities Against Hate, a diverse coalition coming together for the first time across communities to document hate and demand action."
How to Report a Hate Crime | Esther Lim
https://www.hatecrimebook.com/
"We help educate our beloved Asian community on how to recognize & report Asian hate crimes by distributing visual booklets in 7 languages."
STATEMENTS
National Association of Asian American Professionals (National)
https://www.naaap.org/atlanta-shootings/
Collective Statement of Asian American Organizations in Atlanta
https://www.advancingjustice-atlanta.org/aaajcommunitystatement
Additional Resources
18 Million Rising (Website, Twitter, Facebook)
APIA Health Forum (Website, Twitter, Facebook)
APIA Vote (Website, Twitter, Facebook)
Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AJC (Washington, DC) (Website, Twitter, Facebook)
National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (Website, Twitter, Facebook)
National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (Website, Twitter, Facebook)