2016 Past Events 活動
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熱烈祝賀2016年七月作為貝貝摩爾坎貝爾國家少數族裔精神健康宣傳月法案在加州參議院通過!Relative to Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month.
6月20日,美國精神健康聯盟National Alliance on Mental Illness(NAMI)各少數族裔代表聚集在加州省府Sacramento議會大廈熱烈祝賀SCR 119法案在加州參議院通過。立法者加州參議員赫茨伯格Bob Hertzberg和米切爾Holly J. Mitchell介紹,SCR 119法案是把2016年7月整一個月作為加州貝貝摩爾坎貝爾少數民族精神健康宣傳月,希望以此改變和推動缺少資源的少數族裔精神健康領域建設。美國精神健康聯盟加州分會NAMI CA首席執行官傑西卡·克魯斯Jessica Cruz 率領各少數族裔代表見證了這一歷史時刻。
SCR 119法案:https://alameda.networkofcare.org/mh/legislate/state-bill-text.aspx?id=446272&bill=SCR%20119&sessionid=2015000
全美精神健康聯盟NAMI是一個成立於1979年覆蓋美國各地最大的全國性非營利精神衛生組織。據數據統計,在美國成年人中每四人中(未成年人中每十人)就會有一位曾罹患精神疾病。美國亞裔高齡女性自殺率位居全美之最,但由於亞裔對精神疾病的認知率低和嚴重的病恥感,導致亞裔族群的精神疾病就醫率是全美最低的。從2012年開始,美國華裔精神健康聯盟NAMI ACS一直不遺餘力地在華裔社區推動精神疾病的科普宣傳,開展病友和照看者之間的互助支持活動,大力提供及推廣對精神暨心理疾病的認知、防治、資訊和互助,在華人社區中得到了巨大的回響。
作為亞太裔社區的代表,美國華裔精神健康聯盟負責人Elaine Peng 彭一玲主任十分欣喜加州參議院重視少數族裔精神健康建設,該法案有提到:加州減少心理健康資源不均項目CRDP報告認為”亞太裔社區成員精神健康狀況發病率高,但很難獲得良好的服務。因為許多API社區成員有限的英語水平,文化和語言障礙都是重大的挑戰。治療單位往往缺乏相應的精神衛生術語和文化知識的專業知識來有效地與患者溝通; 另外污名化和社會有關精神健康的偏見也顯著障礙亞太裔群體尋求精神健康服務,尤其是因為許多API語言缺乏心理健康問題的詞彙表,涉及到的往往都是貶義詞,因此亞太裔社區群體評估的標準和治療心理健康服務方式有別於西方的方法, 需要區別對待。”
當天彭一玲主任還代表NAMI為加州眾議員蘇珊博尼利亞 Susan A. Bonilla頒發2016年最佳議員獎,以表彰她不斷推動有利於精神健康建設的法案,為精神健康人群發聲和奔走。
加州減少心理健康資源不均計劃CRDP亞太裔工作組主任Rocco Cheng 鄭建宏博士即將和阿拉梅達縣行為健康服務部合作,幫助改進對於亞太裔社區精神健康的服務,造福阿縣亞太裔社區。
從左到右:Elaine Peng,Jessica Cruz(Executive Director of NAMI CA-NAMI加州首席執行官),Dr. Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola(President of Board of NAMI CA-NAMI加州董事會主席)and Dawn Brown.
從左到右:Larissa Lam Chiu, CA Assemblymember Jim Frazier Office Staff, Shelly Ji(NAMI CONTRA COSTA 中文部負責人), Marcel Harris(NAMI CA Statewide Organizer)
各族裔代表在參議員Senator Robert M. Hertzberg的辦公室。
從左到右:Kris Amezcua(NAMI CA Director of Operations-NAMI加州運營總監), Dawn Brown, Susan A. Bonilla( Assemblymember- 加州眾議員), Elaine Peng and Ray F. Montgomery.
從左到右:Shelly Ji,Elaine Peng, Larissa Lam Chiu,Emily Wu Truong,Melen Vue(NAMI CA Director of Community Engagement)and Paaj Tshab Vaaj.
Elaine Peng 彭一玲 和 Dr. Rocco Cheng 鄭建宏博士(California Reducing Disparities Project (CRDP) API-SPW Project Director-加州減少心理健康資源不均計劃CRDP亞太裔工作組主任)
Singtao Chinese newspaper on 6/23/2016.星島日報B4版
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這是NAMI在2017年推出的動畫培訓教材。
從左到右:Mary Giliberti, J.D., (NAMI Chief Executive Officer-NAMI首席執行官), Elaine Peng 彭一玲
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上午活動旨在藉著分享故事,教育信息,來鼓舞人心,強調並祝賀現有的社區資源,尊崇不同文化及信仰的落實。這些使得亜太社區在面對諸多挑戰時,仍保有足夠的彈性和耐力。
下午將由亞太裔活動策劃委員和顧問經用多種語言(如中文,韓語,菲律賓,越南語等),協助分組收集大家關心的議題及解決之道,以便阿拉米達郡心理健康部能提升滿足亞太裔社區需求的能力。
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戒癮互助小組AOD (Alcohol & Other Drugs) Recovery Support Group
-----戒酒匿名會Alcoholics Anonymous
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Group fighting mental illnesses among Bay-area Asian Americans
Updated: 2015-12-25 11:18
By Lia Zhu in San Francisco(China Daily USA)
A Chinese-American group has partnered with major mental health institutions, including universities and psychiatric clinics, in an effort to raise mental health awareness among Asian-American communities and help them fight depression and other forms of mental illness.
The Bay Area-based group, the National Alliance on Mental Illness Alameda County South (NAMI ACS), has worked with universities like Stanford, Columbia and Harvard reaching out to Asian-American communities and conducting surveys since it was founded in 2012 in Fremont, California.
"For cultural reasons, mental illness is a taboo that Asian Americans usually try to avoid," said Elaine Peng, director of Asian community programs at NAMI ACS. "Even when they suffer from depression or other mental illnesses, they tend to hide the real reasons and complain about physical ailments only, such as headache or stomachache, which prevents them from receiving effective treatment."
In traditional Chinese culture, having a mental health problem causes a person to "lose face", Peng explained. Mental health problems are seen as a sign of weakness and hidden from other members of the community.
"The stigma is often a barrier for people to seek treatment and share their experiences," said Peng.
According to a 2010 report in the Asian American Journal of Psychology, a study conducted on 2,095 Asian Americans nationwide found only 8.6 percent of the respondents sought any mental health-related services, and just one out of three individuals with a probable diagnosis of mental health disorders sought any services.
The report said Asian Americans demonstrated rates of using any type of mental health-related services lower than the general population, and culture-related factors, such as family conflict, perceived discrimination and ethnic identity played a role in suicidal ideation and suicide attempts.
Peng said Asian Americans experienced more barriers than white people to seeking treatment because of the language barrier, as well as the cultural stigma.
Her group is currently working with San Jose State University on a study to explore the role of caregiver distress and self-care practices.
Family members play a key role in this group's help-seeking process, and decreasing the stigma among caregivers is critical to ultimately increasing treatment-seeking and strengthening patients' treatment adherence, she said.
"Many patients asked me if other people have the same problems," said Peng. "In fact, it is not as scary as many people think. By seeking professional help, they are able to resist suicidal thoughts."
liazhu@chinadailyusa.com
Elaine Peng (center), on behalf of National Alliance on Mental Illness Alameda County South (NAMI ACS), receives the "Multicultural Outreach Excellence Award" from NAMI California for their efforts to "move community engagement and multicultural inclusion forward" last month in Fremont, California. Provided to China Daily (China Daily USA 12/25/2015 page2) |
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2015 December NAMI California Newsletter NAMI加州月刊-12月份