美国华人联盟心理健康项目 UCA WAVES 总第 17 期

From June 27 to 30, 2024, the 4th Chinese American Convention was successfully held in Washington DC. More than 700 people from all over the United States gathered at the Omni Hotel to participate in the event. As an important part of the convention, the National Chinese American Mental Health Summit presented a stellar line-up of renowned speakers and rich programs, engaging a large and active audience.

On June 27th, Convention attendees participated in the "AANHPI Congressional Day," highlighting the Convention's theme of "Embracing the Civil Rights Movement of Our Time." Over 600 Asian American community delegates, divided into more than 50 groups, visited 281 Congressional offices, or over 50% of all Congressional offices. The delegates expressed our community's concerns over the discriminatory alien land laws, called for equitable access to mental health services, and advocated for incorporation of Asian American history into U.S. history curriculum.

Congresswoman Judy Chu stated, "Asian Americans have made their presence known to Congress and the public, ensuring that Chinese and Asian voices are heard."

Elaine Peng, co-chair of the event and Executive Director of MHACC, highlighted H.R. 7924, a bill aimed at advancing cultural competence and equitable support services in the mental health field. Peng explained that the bill's goal is to increase diversity in the mental health workforce by expanding professional training programs at minority-serving institutions. A more diverse workforce helps to reduce language and cultural barriers, thereby improving access to and effectiveness of mental health services for minority groups.

On June 30th, nearly 300 Convention attendees walked on the National Mall to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The gathering paid respects at the MLK Jr. Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial, demonstrating our commitment to equal rights and American democracy.

2024年6月27日至30日，第四届美国华人大会在华盛顿DC隆重召开，来自全美各州的超过700位华人齐聚在位于华盛顿DC的Omni Hotel，参加这场盛会。作为大会的重要组成部分之一，全美华裔心理健康峰会也同期举行, 嘉宾云集，演讲精彩，吸引了大批参会者聆听，大家收获满满。

峰会最后一天，近300位与会者参加了纪念《1964年民权法案》通过60周年的步行活动，彰显了华裔社区争取平等权益的决心。

UCA WAVES partnered with the Mental Health Association for Chinese Communities (MHACC) and The MGH Center for Cross-Cultural Student Emotional Wellness to present the National Chinese American Mental Health Summit at the 2024 Chinese American Convention!

The Summit brought together Chinese community organizations, mental health professionals, and government representatives from across the nation to address critical mental health issues facing Chinese Americans.

Participants agreed that future priorities should include increasing data collection, raising public awareness, and enhancing cross-sector collaboration.

This summit not only facilitated cross-sector exchange but also laid the groundwork for the future development of mental health services for Chinese Americans.

Please refer to the Summit Program Book for detailed session information and speaker bios.

UCA WAVES和MHACC共同主办了首届全美华裔心理健康峰会， The MGH Center协办。本次峰会汇聚了全国各地的华裔社区组织、心理健康专业人士和政府代表，探讨华裔美国人心理健康的关键议题。

与会者一致认为，未来工作重点应包括增加数据收集、提高公众意识和加强跨部门合作。这次高峰会不仅促进了行业交流，也为华裔心理健康服务的未来发展奠定了基础。

请参阅下方的峰会手册，了解会议议程和嘉宾简历。

The keynote at the Summit, co-hosted by Trina Dutta, Director of SAMHSA, and Norman Chen, CEO of TAAF, detailed the current framework of mental health policy and the way forward. Dutta highlighted the importance of policies to improve mental health services in the community and called on governments and NGOs to work together to ensure access and equity to mental health services.

Norman Chen shared his experience working at TAAF and discussed how to raise mental health awareness through community advocacy and education. He stressed that cultural sensitivity and language adaptability are key factors in ensuring the effectiveness of mental health services. He also called for greater collaboration to improve the mental health status of the AANHPI community through policy promotion and community engagement.

心理健康峰会上，由SAMHSA的办公室主任Trina Dutta和TAAF的CEO Norman Chen分别发表了主题演讲，详细介绍了当前心理健康政策的框架和未来的发展方向。Trina Dutta强调了政策对改善社区心理健康服务的重要性，并呼吁政府和非政府组织共同努力，确保心理健康服务的可及性和公平性。

Norman Chen则分享了他在TAAF工作的经验，讨论了如何通过社区倡导和教育提高心理健康意识。他强调，文化敏感性和语言适应性是确保心理健康服务有效性的关键因素。他还呼吁各界加强合作，通过政策推动和社区参与，改善AANHPI社区的心理健康状况。



Summit Discussion Highlights (June 28-29) - Challenges and Opportunities

Mental Health Stigma: Dr. Justin Chen, Deputy Director at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, pointed out that stigma around mental health remains a significant challenge.

Funding Shortages: Lily Chen, Executive Director of UCA WAVES, emphasized that while lack of funding remains the most daunting challenge, community organizations must respond swiftly to urgent mental health crises as best as they can. Saving lives can not wait! At the same time, there is pressing need for more funding and resources.

Research Funding Deficiency: Dr. Cindy H. Liu, Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School, noted that NIH funding for Asian health research accounts for only 0.17% of its total budget.

Multifaceted Challenges: Elaine Peng, Executive Director of MHACC, highlighted several key challenges:

Building Trust: How service organizations can gain community members' trust.

Education and Advocacy: How to educate people from diverse backgrounds, including those who may not recognize the importance of mental health, and help them identify signs of mental health concerns.

Resource Scarcity: For example, the difficulty in finding qualified Chinese translators.

Data Insufficiency: Lack of relevant data that makes it challenging to evaluate and adjust service strategies.

峰会讨论要点（6月28-29日）- 挑战和机遇

心理健康污名化：纽约长老会医院副主任陈志佳（Justin Chen）指出，对心理健康的污名化仍然是一个重要挑战。

资金不足：UCA WAVES执行总监陈健（Lily Chen）强调，资金缺乏是最大最常见的挑战，但社区机构必须在现有条件下迅速应对紧急的精神健康危机。人命关天的事情等不起！同时资金和资源短缺的问题迫切需要改善。

研究经费短缺：哈佛医学院助理教授刘欣如（Cindy H.Liu）指出，NIH在亚裔健康研究方面的经费仅占总预算的0.17%。

多方面挑战：MHACC执行长彭一玲（Elaine Peng）指出了几个关键挑战：

建立信任：服务组织如何让社区成员产生信任。

教育和宣导：如何针对来自不同背景、甚至尚未认识到精神健康重要性的民众进行教育，帮助他们识别精神健康出现问题的迹象。

资源缺乏：例如很难找到合格的中文翻译。

数据不足：缺少相关数据，难以检验和调整服务策略。



The Summit Plenary Session was titled "Uniting Diverse Stakeholders For Mental Health Equity". North Caroline State Representative Maria Cervania opened the session with an inspiring and thought-provoking speech, connecting her personal experiences growing up as an AAPI youth in America navigating family and cultural expectations, her training as a biologist and epidemiologist, to her career as a public servant in increasingly important roles, and her steadfast support and advocacy for AAPI community's health and mental health needs. SAMHSA Office of Behavioral Health Equity Deputy Director Tenly Biggs, UCA WAVES Executive Director Lily Chen, and Harvard Medical School Professor and a leading researcher on AAPI youth mental health Dr. Cindy H. Liu and other panelists discussed latest developments in their areas and pledged to collaborate with all sectors to advance new strategies to improve AANHPI mental health.

在峰会全体会议——Uniting Diverse Stakeholders For Mental Health Equity中， 北卡罗来纳州众议员Maria Cervania 的开场演讲格外真挚，发人深思。她讲述了她青少年时期面对家庭和文化预期，探索自己身份和道路的成长经历，她在生物学和流行病学领域的大学和研究生教育对她的影响，以及她作为民选官员直至州议员的公共服务职业生涯中，一直强力支持和倡导亚裔社区健康和心理健康需求的努力。我们感谢Cervania 州议员对WAVES 和这次峰会的大力支持！

SAMHSA旗下OBHE副主任Tenly Biggs、UCA WAVES 执行总监陈健（Lily Chen）和哈佛医学院的Cindy H. Liu博士等专家探讨了通过政策制定者和社区组织的合作，有策略性地、更有效地共同应对AANHPI社区心理健康挑战。

心理健康峰会举办了6个与心理健康相关的专题讨论，内容涵盖了WAVES的项目介绍；MHACC项目介绍；亲子教育；LGBTQIA+社群的心理健康；对于AANHPI青少年归属感和接纳性的心理健康调查；以及AANHPI心理健康人力资源的发展状况；此外，还穿插安排了3个特别的身心健康项目（冥想、瑜伽、健身舞）。



NAMI、UCA WAVES、MHACC等多个组织参与心理健康社区展位，用海报和单页展示该组织的项目和成就，这个展区同时也为参与者们提供了互相了解、交流、学习的机会。



欢迎报名参加精神健康急救员在线培训，学习重要的精神健康急救技能。

Join the MHFA Online training to gain crucial mental health first aid skills. 

课程详情｜Learn More：https://ucawaves.org/mhfa/

注意⚠️您需要完成一个在线课前练习才能进入正式Zoom课程

You must complete an online pre-class to qualify for the Zoom Training.

报名连结 Register Here

或者扫码进入报名第一步 Or scan to begin the first step👇

UCA WAVES联合 MHACC 在2023年举办了多次“精神健康急救员培训”，该培训是一门以技能为主的认证课程，由美国心理健康委员会管理。

点击阅读《精神健康急救培训（免费）：每个人都应该学习的课程》

Managed by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, this certification course equips attendees with skills to recognize and respond to crises and substance abuse symptoms. Successful participants earn a globally recognized "MHFA Certificate".

This toolkit is designed to share with you basic knowledge about child development, stress and mental health. Resilience is an important concept and life skill that enables people to cope with challenges in life. The toolkit will help you understand how to support your child in developing resilience. Culture, as well as structural issues relating to public policies, laws, and societal norms all impact our families. Stress, cultural and structural issues all impact the mental health status of Asian American youth. Understanding these issues and learning positive parenting skills can help parents, teachers, service providers and community members better support our children to navigate these challenges.

The toolkit is part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program and was created by The Breaking Silence Team (Lily Chen, Juliana Chen, Justin Chen, and Weiyang Xie).

本工具包旨在与您分享有关儿童发展、压力和心理健康的基本知识。坚韧是一个重要的概念，是个人应对生活挑战，保持心理健康的能力。“打破沉默”工具包将帮助您了解如何支持您的孩子发展韧性和适应力。文化，以及与公共政策、法律和社会规范有关的结构性问题，都会影响我们的家庭和孩子。压力、文化和结构性问题都会影响亚裔青少年的心理健康问题。更好地理解这些问题，学习正面积极的育儿技能，可以帮助我们的孩子更好地应对这些挑战。

该工具包由Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program的一部分，由Breaking Silences Team（Lily Chen, Juliana Chen, Justin Chen, and Weiyang Xie）开发。

7月被指定为"Bebe Moore Campbell全国少数族裔心理健康宣传月"，旨在提高公众对少数族裔（包括亚裔、非裔、拉丁裔和原住民等）心理健康挑战的认识。这个月强调了解决心理健康服务的不平等、消除文化污名、改进文化适应性服务的重要性。通过教育、倡导和社区参与，我们致力于为少数族裔创造更包容、更公平的心理健康环境，确保他们能够获得适当的心理健康支持和资源。这不仅关乎个人福祉，更是推动社会公平和包容的重要一步。

July is designated "Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month," aimed at raising public awareness about the mental health challenges faced by minority communities, including Asian Americans, African Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans. This month emphasizes the importance of addressing mental health disparities, eliminating cultural stigma, and promoting culturally sensitive services. Through education, advocacy, and community engagement, we strive to create a more inclusive and equitable mental health environment for minority groups, ensuring they have access to appropriate mental health support and resources. This initiative is not only crucial for individual well-being but also represents a significant step towards promoting social justice and inclusion of all marginalized groups in our society.

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