Support for culturally competent mental health care

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

Key resources:

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“Having mental illness’ translated to Khmer is ‘crazy’ or ‘psychotic,’ making those terms weigh very heavily when heard.”

The Cambodian Family
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“The services at HCCBC are important, because I do not feel judged [here]. The recreational group that I attend is comfortable and like no other [support] group because the staff speaks my native language and respect who I am.”

Participant at Hmong Cultural Center of Butte County’s Zoosiab program
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Access to universal care through Medi-Cal

All Californians should access necessary health care regardless of their immigration status or where they were born.

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Aging with dignity

The Older Americans Act, which provides important services for older adults, should be well-funded and improved to meet the needs of diverse elders, including SEAA elders.

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Universal health care through the Affordable Care Act

Since its passage in 2010, the ACA has greatly increased access to affordable health care for SEAAs and reduced the number of SEAAs withouth health insurance. We must keep building on these successes.

SEARAC has just launched a new fundraising campaign on @wearechuffed, a crowdfunding platform for socially-conscious projects from around the world, to support our immigration policy advocacy and deportation defense work. We’re fighting back against ICE raids and kidnappings, speaking up against dehumanizing policies that terrorize our communities, and protecting Southeast Asian Americans’ right to family. Will you help us meet our goal of raising $100,000 to support this urgent work? 

Donate at the link in our bio!

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A recent PBS NewsHour story sheds light on the devastating impact of the US deportation machine on Southeast Asian refugees, their families, and communities. Alan Phetsadakone has lived nearly his entire life in the United States, but now faces deportation over a decades-old mistake. Though he served his time and worked hard to rebuild his life, his future remains uncertain. Many Southeast Asians live in fear of detention and deportation every day.
We must continue to rise up and demand an immigration system rooted in humanity, justice, and dignity.

Alan shares, “What I need now is just the support and the fight to prevail from this — from this immigration madness.” Watch the full video here: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/laotian-refugee-living-in-u-s-since-childhood-faces-threat-of-deportation

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