Campaign: Support for culturally competent mental health care

More research, community outreach, language and access support, diverse providers, and funding are needed on SEAA health and mental health.

A Right to Heal: Mental Health in Diverse Communities

Year 1 Report with Hmong Cultural Center of Butte County Year 1 Mental Health Advocacy Toolkit for Butte County Year 2 Report with Cambodian Family of Santa Ana…
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The Right to Heal: Southeast Asian American Mental Health in California

In 2019, SEARAC collected almost 250 survey responses from SEAAs across California to share their mental health needs, the challenges they faced in accessing culturally and linguistically appropriate care, and their vision for the mental health system in California.
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“The Right to Heal” Report Release Event

On March 25, 2021, SEARAC and partners hosted a virtual launch event for our new report, “The Right to Heal: Southeast Asian American Mental Health in California.”
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Cultural Competence in Mental Health Bill Passes Out of CA Senate Health Committee

Community win occurs during Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
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Intergenerational Trauma and Southeast Asian American Youth in California

Retraces how the unique historical war trauma in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam and growing up in low-income neighborhoods contribute to ongoing trauma for California’s Southeast Asian American youth.
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