APAICS 2024 LLS: Caring for Mental Health in the AA & NH/PI Community
Published 2024-06-06
In 2019, suicide was the leading cause of death for AA & NH/PI ages 15 to 24, and high school-age AA & NH/PI males were 30 percent more likely to consider attempting suicide as compared to non-Hispanic white male students. AA & NH/PIs were also 60 percent less likely to have received mental health treatment as compared to non-Hispanic whites. The panel will bring together subject matter experts and community leaders to share their mental health services and resources, discuss unmet needs in mental health -- including serious mental illness, and provide their expertise to address audience questions. This panel will cover issues such as integrating mental health and primary health care services,improving accessibility through cultural competency and multilingual services, patient experience, and addressing stigmas about mental health that may help overcome barriers to care.
Speakers:
Krystle Canare, National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association
Samira Khan, South Asian Public Health Association
Myron Dean Quon, Pacific Asian Counseling Services
Pearl Pugh, Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson and Johnson
Kimmy Yam, NBC Asian America
About LLS:
The 2024 APAICS Legislative Leadership Summit brings together nonprofit and corporate leaders, subject matter experts, as well as local, state, and federal elected officials to discuss important issues that affect the Asian American & Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander community and the nation at large. Past events focused on issues, policies, practices, and trends in the AA & NH/PI community in an environment that facilitates solution-oriented dialogue and building public service pipelines in communities of color.
Learn more at www.apaics.org/legislative-leadership-summit
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