nami chinese: it's time to step out and get together!
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NAMI Chinese:It's time to step out
and get together!ELAINE PENG, DIRECTOR, ASIAN COMMUNITY PROGRAMS OF NAMI ACS CRYSTAL YUAN, OUTREACH MANGAER OF NAMI ACS CHINESE PROGRAMSANDREW SHU, NAMI PEER TO PEER MENTOR, NAMI ACS
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We are from three culturally different backgrounds.
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PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
• MH Stigma among Chinese Americans-Elaine and Crystal• Present how our programs started(History) - Elaine• Present what our program consists of - Crystal• Lessons learned, challenges, and future directions
- Elaine, Crystal and Andrew• Q&A
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API Females Age 65+ Suicide Rates
Detailed Race, Hispanic Origin: United States, Selected Years 1990 - 2001
Except for 1994 and 1996, fewer than 20 deaths reported in these years for Hispanic females, American Indian females, or Alaska Native females.SOURCES: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Grove RD And Hetzel AM. Vital Statistics rates in the United States, 1940-60. Washington: Public Health Service, 1968; Vital statistics of the United States, vol.88,mortality, part A, for data years 1950-97. Washington:Public Health Service;datacomputedby the Division of Health and Utilization Analysis from data compiled by the Division of Vital Statistics and from national population estimates for race groups from table 1 and unpublished Hispanic population estimates prepared by the Housing and Ho 4
API Rates for Suicide Female Aged 15-24
Detailed Race, Hispanic Origin: United States, Selected Years 1990-2001
Fewer than 20 deaths reported in these years for American Indian or Alaska Native females.SOURCES: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Grove RD And Hetzel AM. Vital Statistics rates in the United States, 1940-60. Washington: Public Health Service, 1968; Vital statistics of th United States, vol II, mortality, part A, for data years 1950-97. Washington: Public Health Service; data computed by the Division of Health and Utilization Analysis from data compiled by the Division of Vital Statistics and from national population estimates for race groups from table 1 and unpublished Hispanic population estimates prepared by the Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
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Suicide and Death Ideation Depressed Primary Care Elderly
(Bartels et al. Am J Geriatric Psychiatry, 14(4) 2002, P417--427)
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Above are examples of mentally ill phrases used to insult a normal person in the Cantonese dialect.
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It is common that someone would verbally attack a normal person as mentally ill on Chinese social networking sites. It shows very deep stigma among the Chinese community.
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Iris Shun-Ru Chang--American journalist and best-selling author(March 28, 1968 – November 9, 2004)
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IRIS CHANG, AUTHOR WAS BIPOLAR?filed under Bipolar Disorder Personal StoriesMARCH 7, 2005The Mercury News newspaper of San Jose, California, said today that "Her suicide has made her a symbol for another cause: the fight to end a longstanding stigma against mental illness in Asian-American communities, which leads many people to delay getting treatment and suffer in isolation."The story noted that Iris Chang's parents said Sunday that they wish they had not honored her request to keep it private."In Asian culture it's considered shameful to have some mental patient in your family," she said. "But mental illness is a disease, a chemical imbalance in the brain. We should treat it just like a heart attack or diabetes."The parents suggest that if the family had been more open about discussing Chang's condition with family and friends, they might have found support from these people -- some of whom came forward after her death to reveal their own struggles with mental illness -- and the tragedy might have been prevented.The message that I take away from this sad story that its best to be open with close family and friends, about bipolar disorder and related brain disorders. Its nothing to be ashamed of, and we all are better off if people understand how common these illnesses are.
http://www.pendulum.org/bpnews/archive/001503.html
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API utilization rate of public mental health treatment
100.00% 100.00%
29.90%
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20.00%
40.00%
60.00%
80.00%
100.00%
120.00%
API in AlamedaCounty
API use mentalhealth treatment
in AC
Total population
API population
API mental health treatment population
As of July 2, 2014programs in Alameda County
Source: Alameda County Behavioral Health Care 2016
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How to get started ？
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Special Chinese Helpline: 1-510-259-9580 Ext 109
The average call time in 2015was 970 minutes/month from Nationwide.
Chinese Helpline
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Raise awareness silently
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Public Outreach
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Public Outreach
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Public Education
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We have started a “WeChat” (online/mobile app similar to WhatsApp) closed group, where 78 Chinese immigrant family members and consumers support one another around mental health challenges.
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Public Advocacy
SCR 119 AB 1300 SB 614 SB-347S.1945H.R.2646 21
NAMI Chinese events had been reported by multiple Chinese language radios, televisions, and newspapers.
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We developed the first NAMI Chinese website in the United States.
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Number of visits
Pages
Hits
2015 JAN2015 NOV
2016 JULY
319
2621
3666
516
8002
1017
83746
7643
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1226
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STATISTICS OF WEBSITE VIEWEDNumber of visits Pages Hits
www.namichinese.org
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www.facebook.com/NAMIChinese
twitter.com/NAMIChinese
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NAMI ACS/ Chinese
Our Programs:
Our Programs
Family to Family
NAMI In Our Own Voice(IOOV)
NAMI Connection-API(Asian Pacific Islanders) Peer Recovery Support Group in English
AOD(Alcohol & Other Drugs) Recovery Support Group
Caregiver Cantonese Support Group
Caregiver Mandarin Support Group
Seminar/Workshop28
Dr. Joyce Burland and Elaine PengDr. Burland-the author of two NAMI signature programs(Family To Family, Peer To Peer)
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NAMI F2F Chinese materials
Dr. Jen Hong and Elaine PengDr. Jen Hong (Former President of NAMI Santa Clara County Board) helped develop the first Chinese NAMI F2F Materials since 2010.
2016 we have Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese versions after years of hard work.
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Very informative and willing to help the caregiver to learn how to take care of the patient. The program is really helpful! Especially the Class-Note that are in the "Chinese" language, which is very important to us who can not understand the English mental health terminology!
-----One participant from NAMI Family To Family Chinese Class
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We are the first generation of NAMI Chinese F2F State Teacher Trainers in the United States (2016)
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July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month:NAMI ACS has the 1st In Our Own Voice (IOOV) presentation using Chinese language in U.S.A. (July 23, 2016)
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NAMI Connection-API Peer Recovery English Support Group
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ANDREW SHUNAMI PEER TO PEER MENTOR, NAMI ACS
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NAMI Chinese Family Support Group
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AOD (Alcohol & Other Drugs) Recovery Support Group
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Next coming Seminar/Workshop will be on Sept 24th,2016
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• Because of the severe stigma in the Chinese Mental Health community, we find that it is a barrier for those who are seeking help.
• Most of the Chinese population lacks knowledge about mental health; many still don’t acknowledge that mental illness is a brain disorder.
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• We also find that the family structure in the Chinese community to be a problem when coming forward about one’s mental needs. (Video explanation)
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• Because the population of the Chinese American community is still very small and spread out, we further need to band together and support one another.
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Source: C. Rocco Cheng, Ph.D., CRDP API-SPW Project 2013Office of Health Equity California Department of Public Health
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The following counties provide NAMI Chinese programs in California in 2016:
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There's a long road ahead of us, but we must stick together and never give up.
"Nothing about us, without all of us"
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