Hear the stories of the creators and participants on heART's hope, a project that uses art to raise awareness about mental health and suicide prevention for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.

Join the National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association (NAAPIMHA) to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and the first anniversary of May 10th as AANHPI Mental Health Day! Hear from Community Based Organization from around the country and elected officials on how this resolution helps support national and local mental health policy initiatives.

Dr. DJ Ida, the Executive Director for the National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association (NAAPIMHA), agreed to talk with us at the Telehealth Certification Institute about the importance of cultural competence in the mental health field. Part of Dr. Ida’s long-term vision for NAAPIMHA is to establish a national center for cultural competence where clinicians, medical professionals, students, and paraprofessionals can come together for training and supervision. If you are interested in learning more, you can visit Asians in Focus website at: https://www.asiansinfocus.com/ For information on our telehealth Cultural Competence and BIPOC training courses visit us (Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC) at: https://www.telementalhealthtraining.com/store/cultural-competence-and-humility

This recording features AARP's Daphne Kwok and their featured panelists, Glenn Masuda and D.J. Ida. Below are additional AARP's general resources and answers to questions raised during the Oct. 16, 2020 webinar. 1) To learn more about AARP, go to aarp.org/aapi and follow on Facebook and Twitter @AARPAAPI. 2) For Chinese in-language resources, you can also visit Chinese.aarp.org 3) Visit naapimha.org for more mental health resources, including a list of AAPI organizations addressing mental health in your state. 4a) For caregiving resources, visit aarp.org/caregiving. There, you can find resources like: AAPI Prepare to Care Guidebook (in English), https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/home-and-family/asian-community/2016/06/pan-asian-prepare-to-care-guide-aarp.pdf?intcmp=AE-CAR-P2CGD-AA – this also includes resources for LGBTQ community members and veterans 4b) AAPI Prepare to Care Guidebook (in Chinese), https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/home-and-family/caregiving/2016/2016-08/prepare-to-care-2016-chinese-aarp.pdf?intcmp=AE-CAR-P2CGD-CHI 5) 10-min Filipino Caregiving video of 3 Filipinos including Retired General Tony Taguba, https://videos.aarp.org/detail/video/4598310315001/caregiving-dahil-mahal-kita-because-i-love-you---aarp?q=Filipino%20Caregiving 6) How to Start a Conversation About of End-of-Life Care, https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/basics/info-2020/end-of-life-talk-care-talk.html ] 6) 14 min. video of 3 Chinese Americans including MSNBC anchor Richard Lui discussing caregiving , https://videos.aarp.org/detail/video/4846069296001/caregiving:-the-circle-of-love---aarp

In this fifth 90-minute session of the Culturally Responsive Evidence-Based and Community-Defined Practices for Mental Health Series, we: 1. Discuss how Achieving Whole Health (AWH) is being implemented with various cultural groups across the Network/in different regions. 2. Highlight additional culturally responsive “AWH practices” being utilized across the Network/in different regions. 3. Share lessons learned during the implementation of AWH (i.e., Balancing AWH and the cultural needs of the people served).

May is Asian Pacific Islander (API) Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month. This roundtable, hosted by Change Matrix and the National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association, is the first of a series that will address key issues including; ~The mental health implications for AANHPIs, including the impact of racism ~The relationship between mental and physical health ~Strategies to cope with COVID-19 and trauma ~Creating healthy communities beyond the current pandemic A special thank you to the panelists, Francis Lu, Pata Suyemoto, Richelle Concepcion, Teddy Chen, and Terry Gock for sharing their insights and experiences; DJ Ida for her framing remarks; and Rachele Espiritu for facilitating the conversation. Many thanks to the attendees who actively participated and contributed to the rich discussion with their questions, comments, and resources!