Resources and Links
For additional information on mental health resources, please visit the following web sites:
For information specific to the Asian American community, please visit the following web sites:
For additional information for teens, please visit the following web site:
For information on mental health and substance initiatives in Asia:
For educational purposes:
- APA Healthy Minds: The American Psychiatric Association's online resource for people seeking mental health information. Here you will find information on many common mental health concerns, including warning signs of mental disorders, treatment options, and preventative measures. The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is a national medical specialty society whose physician members specialize in the diagnosis, treatment prevention, and research of mental illnesses and substance use disorders.
- What a Difference a Friend Makes: This site is for people living with mental illness - and their friends. Here you can find tools to help in the recovery process, and also learn about different kinds of mental illnesses, read real-life stories about support and recovery. There are also interactive videos.
- National Institute of Mental Health
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
For information specific to the Asian American community, please visit the following web sites:
- National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association
- National Asian Women's Health Organization
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) - Culturally Specific Mental Health Resources for Asian Americans / Pacific Islanders
- www.evelynlee-mentalhealth.org. A website about Asian American mental health information by Evelyn Lee, EdD, a pioneer in the field who died in March 2003.
- www.sapasianamerica.org - A website for Suicide Awareness and Prevention Among Asian Americans by Joel Wong, PhD
For additional information for teens, please visit the following web site:
For information on mental health and substance initiatives in Asia:
- Addressing Tobacco through Organizational Change -China project led by the UMass Department of Psychiatry
For educational purposes:
- Saving Face: Recognizing and Managing the Stigma of Mental Illness in Asian Americans - this is a DVD training video for psychiatry residents, social workers, clinical psychologists, mental health nurses, mental health counselors and case managers. For more information, click here.