Policy Priority: Health, Mental Health and Aging

Intergenerational Trauma and Southeast Asian American Youth in California

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. Policy Brief, Health, Mental Health and Aging
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Read about Southeast Asian American intergenerational trauma during Minority Mental Health Awareness Month

SEARAC Staff Press Release, Health, Mental Health and Aging
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Californians, share your mental health story for Minority Mental Health Awareness Month

SEARAC Staff Action Alerts, Health, Mental Health and Aging
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SEARAC-sponsored CA legislation to improve cultural and linguistic competence in mental health, passes off the Assembly floor

SEARAC Staff Press Release, Health, Mental Health and Aging
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Can You See Me? School Culture and Climate for California’s AAPI Youth

California
Fact Sheet, Education, Health, Mental Health and Aging
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Lack of Access to Mental Health Services Impacts Southeast Asian Americans Facing Deportation

SEARAC Staff Community Stories, Health, Mental Health and Aging

CA Residents, Tell Us Your Mental Health Stories

Lee Lo Action Alerts, Health, Mental Health and Aging
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Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month by Demanding Culturally Competent Mental Health Services for AAPIs

SEARAC Staff Press Release, Health, Mental Health and Aging
SEARAC Press Release: Image of SEARAC community with Capitol building in the background

Our Caregiving Survey is Now Available in Four SEAA Languages

Translations available in Hmong, Khmer, Lao, and Vietnamese Katrina Dizon Mariategue Press Release, Health, Mental Health and Aging
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SEARAC Co-Sponsors CA Legislation to Improve Cultural Competence in Mental Health

Southeast Asian Americans experience high rates of PTSD, depression, and anxiety SEARAC Staff Staff Blog, Health, Mental Health and Aging
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