• #Racialtraumaisreal

• A Mental Wellness Activity Book for Asian Americans

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Stop AAPI Hate Resources

compiled by: Francis Lu, MD, DLFAPA

Kim Professor in Cultural Psychiatry, Emeritus, UC Davis

francislumd@gmail.com   Feel free to share. 

Top items are marked ***

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1. American Psychiatric Association (APA) 

    a. *** Diversity and Health Equity

 https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/cultural-competency  

 

Section 1: Education: CME webinars, toolkits, fact sheets and other educational content specifically for diverse and vulnerable populations.

 

     Asian Americans *

• Best Practice Highlights: Working with Asian American Patients

• Mental Health Facts for Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders

• Stress & Trauma Toolkit for Treating Asian Americans in a Changing Political and Social Environment

• Impact of Microaggressions

 

    b. Psychiatric News

• Call for Action to Address MH Disparities Impacting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders  3/26/21

• Rep. Grace Meng Addresses APA Caucus of Asian American Psychiatrists 11/16/20

• ***Special Report: Asian American Hate Incidents—A Co-occurring Epidemic During COVID-19  6/1/20

• Factors to Keep in Mind When Treating Asian American Patients  8/1/19

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    c. Psychiatric Services

• Family-Centered Decision Making for East Asian Adults With Mental Illness 11/20

• Cultural and Developmental Principles for Asian American Women’s Mental Health: Lessons From AWARE on College Campuses 9/20

• ***Disparities in Mental Health Care Utilization and Perceived Need Among Asian Americans: 2012–2016 10/19

• ***Mental Health Status, Need, and Unmet Need for Mental Health Services Among U.S. Pacific Islanders 4/19

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    d. ***American Journal of Psychiatry

• Alleviating the Mental Health Burden of Structural Discrimination and Hate Crimes: The Role of Psychiatrists, 10/18

 

    e. APA Leadership Statement on Anti-Asian American Racism and Mental Health, 3/22/21

• https://www.psychiatry.org/news-room/apa-blogs/apa-blog/2021/03/apa-leadership-statement-on-anti-asian-american-racism-and-mental-health?utm_source=Internal-Link&utm_medium=Banner-Row&utm_campaign=Stop_AAPI_Hate

 

    f. Resource Documents

https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/search-directories-databases/library-and-archive/resource-documents   

Access the Resource Documents (selected) below either from the URL above OR by clicking on the hyperlink below, which will download a PDF to your download file.​

• ***How Psychiatrists Can Talk to Patients and Families About Race and Racism, 2020

• Xenophobia, immigration and mental health, 2010

 

    g. Position Statements Policy Finder (official APA positions)

https://www.psychiatry.org/home/policy-finder

Access the Position Statements (selected) below by searching for them at the URL above: 

• ***Xenophobia, Immigration, and Mental Health, 2020

• ***Resolution Against Racism and Racial Discrimination and Their Adverse Impacts on Mental Health, 2018

• Bias-Related Incidents, 2015

 

2. ***Stop AAPI Hate

https://stopaapihate.org

 

3. Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism
California State University, San Bernardino

https://www.csusb.edu/hate-and-extremism-center

 

4. ***U.S. House Judiciary Committee
Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties

• Hearing on Discrimination and Violence Against Asian Americans, 3/18/21, the first such hearing in 34 years

• https://judiciary.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=4449

• Video transcript plus written submitted testimony. Key documents from: 

  • Ms. Manjusha P. Kulkarni, Executive Director, Stop AAPI Hate https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU10/20210318/111343/HHRG-117-JU10-Wstate-KulkarniM-20210318-U22.pdf

  • Erika Lee, PhD, Regents Professor of History and Asian American Studies and Director of the Immigration History Research Center at the University of Minnesota https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU10/20210318/111343/HHRG-117-JU10-Wstate-LeeE-20210318-U23.pdf

  • Shirin Sinnar Professor of Law Stanford Law School https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU10/20210318/111343/HHRG-117-JU10-Wstate-SinnarS-20210318-U27.pdf

  • John C. Yang President and Executive Director Asian Americans Advancing Justice https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU10/20210318/111343/HHRG-117-JU10-Wstate-YangJ-20210318-U21.pdf

 

5. President Biden

a. Memorandum Condemning and Combating Racism, Xenophobia, and Intolerance Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States, 1/26/21
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/26/memorandum-condemning-and-combating-racism-xenophobia-and-intolerance-against-asian-americans-and-pacific-islanders-in-the-united-states/

 

b. FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Additional Actions to Respond to Anti-Asian Violence, Xenophobia and Bias, 3/30/21 https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/03/30/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-additional-actions-to-respond-to-anti-asian-violence-xenophobia-and-bias/ 

 

6. ***Bystander Intervention Resources

https://www.ihollaback.org/bystander-resources/

 

7. Report Hate Crimes (New York State) to Rick Sawyer | Special Counsel, Hate Crimes

New York State Office of the Attorney General, Civil Rights Bureau

28 Liberty St., New York, NY  10005

Tel: 212-416-6182 | richard.sawyer@ag.ny.gov | www.ag.ny.gov

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8. Additional Resources

https://www.aafederation.org/aaf-anti-asian-bias-reporting-form/

https://www.standagainsthatred.org

https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co

***www.dicp.hms.harvard.edu

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Stop AAPI Hate Articles

• How surge in hate crimes is pushing Asian Americans to stand up for mental health

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Journal Articles - Racism and Mental Health

1. The effects of perceived racism on psychological distress mediated by venting and disengagement coping in Native Hawaiians

2. Stress and the Mental Health of Populations of Color:Advancing Our Understanding of Race-related Stressors

3. The Impact of Racial Identity, Ethnic Identity, Asian Values and Race-Related Stress on Asian Americans and Asian International College Students’ Psychological Well-Being

4. What Types of Racial Messages Protect Asian American Adolescents From Discrimination? A Latent Interaction Model

5. Synergi Collaborative Centre - The Impact of Racism on Mental Health 

6. Racism as a Determinant of Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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