Elaine Peng(Yiling Peng) is the founder of Mental Health Association for Chinese Communities (MHACC), She is a leader and developer of multiple mental health programs for the Chinese community. As a consumer and family member, she helps to promote mental health services and provide peer support to the underserved Chinese community. Her only purpose was to help those who desperately need help; hoping that through programs what the MHACC provide, they do not have to experience the despair she went through. She was the recipient of the 2016 NAMI National's Multicultural Outreach Award, and the 2017 NAMI California's Multicultural Outreach Award.
NAMI Family To Family Class Teacher/State Teacher Trainer
NAMI Family Support Group Facilitator/State Trainer
NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group Facilitator
NAMI Peer to Peer Mentor
NAMI Basics Class Teacher
NAMI In Our Own Voice Presenter
NAMI California Mental Health 101 Program Presenter
Wellness Recovery Action Plan® (WRAP®) Facilitator
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Adult Instructor
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Youth Instructor
Former Member of the Cultural and Linguistic Competence Committee (CLCC) of the California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC)
Former NAMI California Family Stakeholder Advisory Group Member
NAMI Alameda County Board Member
Alameda County Mental Health Services Act(MHSA) Stakeholder Group member
10x10 Wellness for Alameda County Advisory Board Member
Kaiser Permanente Behavioral Health Patient Advisory Council Member
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 2015 Executive Board Member
Alameda County Labor Council Member
Oakland Chinatown Improvement Council(OCIC) Board Member
United Chinese Americans(UCA) WAVES program Director of Training