RAMS is excited to share the recent multi-lingual fact sheets on mental illness issues among the Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, released by National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). This was the result of Listening Session (which we blogged about in November 2010), where RAMS President & CEO Kavoos G. Bassiri joined 20 other participants to discuss the unique needs of the AAPI community.This new series of NAMI fact sheets are now available in English, Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese with the following titles:
- Mental Health Issues among Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities
- Mental Health Issues among Asian American and Pacific Islander Children and Youth
- Asian American and Pacific Islander Mental Health: A Guide on How to Get Support for Your Loved One
- Recovery for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Living with Mental Illness
Also, a special “thanks” went out to Dr. Jei Africa, RAMS, and NAMI New Jersey's Chinese American Mental Health Outreach Program for their contributions to the development of these new resources.
Visit www.nami.org/aapi to access these new informational resources focused on mental health recovery and support of AAPI adults and youth with specific consideration of cultural factors. Materials were released in honor of National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month 2011.
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