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Asian, Asian American, Pacific Islander, and South Asian Student Resources
Therapy Networks
Asian & Pacific Islander Mental Health Organizations
- Stay Home, Take Care
- A culturally-affirming database of BIPOC therapists
- “14 Organizations and People Working to Support BIPOC Mental Health During the Coronavirus Crisis”
- AAPI network of mental health professionals (NYC)
- AAPI LGBTQ+ Organizations and Resources
- Asian Pacific Community Counseling (Sacramento, CA)
- National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association
Asian & Pacific Islander Resources: Books
- Racial Melancholia, Racial Dissociation: On the Social and Psychic Lives of Asian Americans by David L. Eng
- Mental Health Workbooks/Toolkits for Asian Americans by Asian American Health Initiative
Asian & Pacific Islander Resources: Articles
- 5 Benefits Of Therapy For First Gen Communities
- What It's Like to be Asian-American with Depression
- Talking About Depression Can Be Hard for Asian Americans, But Services Can Help
- Why Asian-Americans And Pacific Islanders Don’t Go To Therapy
- Hiding my Mental Illness From My Asian Family Almost Killed Me
- A New Generation Of Therapists Is Fighting Asian-American Mental Health Stigma
- Asian Americans Are Undergoing a Silent Mental Health Crisis
- We're Fine: What's Stopping Asian-American Millennials From Talking About Mental Health
- Shedding Light on Asian American and Asian Students’ Mental Health Needs
- APA Mental health Among Asian Americans
- Why Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Don’t go to Therapy
Asian & Pacific Islander Resources: Podcasts
- Is Therapy For Me? Stories of Stigma: South Asian Mental Health
- AsianBossGirl: Mental Health with Christine Chen
- AsianBossGirl Episode 61: Therapy and Mental Health with Haesue J
- Dear Asian Americans: Israa Nasir “Let’s Talk About Mental Health
- Asian Enough
- Asian American for Health: Asian Women For Health
- Into the Fold Issues in Mental Health: Asian American identity in the Time of COVID-19
- Healing Out LAO'D
- The Asian American Voice: Normalizing Therapy in the Asian-American Community
- Asian America: The Ken Fong Podcast
- Asians Do Therapy
- Asians Mental Wellness Postcast
- Erasing Shame: Online show with 4 seasons of honest talk for healthy living and a special series on mental health.
Asian & Pacific Islander Mental Health Organizations
- Asian American Health Initiative: Part of the Montgomery County Department of Health & Human Services, but they have a lot of general Asian American resources.
- Asian American Mental Health: Provides information and resources on mental health issues.
- Asian American Psychological Association: Dedicated to advancing the mental health and well-being of Asian American communities through research, professional practice, education, and policy
- Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum: Focused on improving the health of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.
- Asian & Pacific Islander Mental Health Empowerment Conference: Purpose is to increase awareness of mental health concerns and to promote improvement of mental health services for API communities. Asian Counseling and Referral Service: Offers an array of human services & behavioral health programs to Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
- Asian Health Services: Health center that serves 29,000 patients/year in English & 14 different languages.
- Asian Mental Health: Mental health education for Asians & allies. Offers an Asian therapist directory.
- Asian Mental Health Collective: Raises awareness about the importance of mental health care, promotes emotional well-being, and challenges the stigma concerning mental illness amongst Asian communities globally.
- Asians Do Therapy
- Ayana Therapy - Online Mental Health Therapy for Marginalized & Intersectional Communities.
- Asian Mental Health Project: Provides educational resources that push for more accessible mental healthcare.
- Asian Pacific Counseling & Treatment Centers: Mission is to meet the unique needs of Asian Pacific Islander immigrants and refugees in need of mental health services.
- Asian Pacific Islander MH: Builds a space for API’s by API’s to redefine the mental health conversation.
- National Asian Women's Health Organization: Dedicated to providing resources for Asian women on how to live a healthy lifestyle.
- Southasiantherapists.org:Directory of South Asian therapists, including therapists of Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Afghani, and Nepali heritage.
- South Asian Mental Health Alliance: A movement for mental health & addiction support, education, & activism.
- South Aisan Mental Health Initiative & Network: Non-profit that addresses the mental health needs of the South Asian community in the U.S.. Goal is to decrease the stigma and shame associated with mental illness and offer resources for people who seek help.
- Subtle Asian Mental Health: Bringing people together to destigmatize Asian mental health, one subtle step at a time.
- Therapy For Asians: For healing, affirming, validating, and celebrating therapeutic pieces for all Asians/Asian Americans.
- The Hume Center: A Bay Area center providing the South Asian community health promotion services, like working with South Asians ranging from kids to immigrants to refugees and helping connect them to resources. Also provides therapy and preventative services.
- National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network: The program is designed to provide financial support for QTPoC to work with psychotherapists in an effort to address the economic barriers inherent in healthcare and the mental health system.
- Mannmukti: A mental health resource for South Asians that focuses on sharing stories to raise awareness.
- Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) Digital Community Care Package (includes: Food for the Heart community messages, Community Library, Tools/Resources, Stories)
- Advancing Best Practices for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Boys and Men (2017)
Other Asian & Pacific Islander Resources
- AAPI communities and Mental health - fact sheets, definitions and resources
- AAPI Fact Sheets from AAPA (including: TBI, trauma, intimate partner violence, suicide, adjustment challenges, first-generation college students, bullying for AAPI communities)
- Anxiety and Depression Association of American (ADAA), stats and info for AAPI
- Asian Mental Health Collective (also includes connections to resources for services)
- Healing Out LAO'D:A practice space exploring Lao diaspora storytelling, healing, and tools for sustainability.