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.

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Highlights the experiences of more than 200 respondents and focuses on Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander and Southeast Asian American youth. Learn more
Fact sheets highlighting our mental health research, available in eight languages including English, Hmong, Khmer, Lao, Mien, Samoan, Tongan, and Vietnamese. Learn more
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In 2019, SEARAC collected almost 250 survey responses from SEAAs across California to share their mental health needs. Learn more
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Lao Fresno Community Shares Mental Health Needs during Listening Session

In addition to sharing information on how to navigate and access available systems for emotional support, the event included cultural activities and performances, as well as a keynote speaker to initiate conversations about mental health.

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

David Bunna
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.”

Mary Lor
Participant at Hmong Cultural Center of Butte County’s Zoosiab program
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SEARAC Unites With California Partners to Celebrate Our Right to Heal

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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.

Thank you @officialcapac for hosting this event to highlight the devastating impacts of unjust detention and deportation on our communities. Quyen Đình, Executive Director of the Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC), shared, “Southeast Asian American communities have been dealing with ICE violence for decades, with more than 15,000 people living under deportation orders to Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. Together, we must continue fighting against increased funding for DHS and instead advance progressive policies like the Southeast Asian Deportation Relief Act (SEADRA) to build an America that truly honors our full humanity.”

We call on Congress to keep families together and pass SEADRA. Take action at bit.ly/SEADRA2026.

Get @reshare_app • @officialcapac DHS is terrorizing AAPI communities, ripping apart families, and detaining and deporting people based on their accent or appearance.

CAPAC Chair @RepGraceMeng led a press conference with the Minnesota State Asian Pacific Caucus and community organizations to demand accountability from DHS.

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Thank you @officialcapac for hosting this event to highlight the devastating impacts of unjust detention and deportation on our communities. Quyen Đình, Executive Director of the Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC), shared, “Southeast Asian American communities have been dealing with ICE violence for decades, with more than 15,000 people living under deportation orders to Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. Together, we must continue fighting against increased funding for DHS and instead advance progressive policies like the Southeast Asian Deportation Relief Act (SEADRA) to build an America that truly honors our full humanity.” We call on Congress to keep families together and pass SEADRA. Take action at bit.ly/SEADRA2026. Get @reshare_app • @officialcapac DHS is terrorizing AAPI communities, ripping apart families, and detaining and deporting people based on their accent or appearance. CAPAC Chair @RepGraceMeng led a press conference with the Minnesota State Asian Pacific Caucus and community organizations to demand accountability from DHS.

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As a proud member of the Diverse Elders Coalition, SEARAC is thrilled to announce that our coalition`s Caring for Those Who Care curriculum is now hosted on the SAGECare platform. The platform gives healthcare, social service, and aging professional practical tools to better support diverse family caregivers and older adults.

This updated curriculum builds on the DEC’s 2019 national caregiving research with more than 1000 caregivers across six diverse communities and is strengthened by updated evidence from the DEC’s 2025 literature review. Together, with SAGECare, this research base connects lived experience to actionable best practices providers can use in real care settings.

The curriculum centers caregivers from: African American and Black; American Indian and Alaska Native; Chinese American and Korean American; Hispanic/Latino; LGBTQ+; and Southeast Asian American communities, with expanded content that reflects the realities of LGBTQ+ caregivers of color and the direct care workforce.

Request a training : info@sagecare.org

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As a proud member of the Diverse Elders Coalition, SEARAC is thrilled to announce that our coalition's Caring for Those Who Care curriculum is now hosted on the SAGECare platform. The platform gives healthcare, social service, and aging professional practical tools to better support diverse family caregivers and older adults. This updated curriculum builds on the DEC’s 2019 national caregiving research with more than 1000 caregivers across six diverse communities and is strengthened by updated evidence from the DEC’s 2025 literature review. Together, with SAGECare, this research base connects lived experience to actionable best practices providers can use in real care settings. The curriculum centers caregivers from: African American and Black; American Indian and Alaska Native; Chinese American and Korean American; Hispanic/Latino; LGBTQ+; and Southeast Asian American communities, with expanded content that reflects the realities of LGBTQ+ caregivers of color and the direct care workforce. Request a training : info@sagecare.org

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