Liza Ramrayka

AANHPI seniors face mental health challenges due to isolation, language barriers, and stigma. But culturally tailored, community-led programs and traditional practices can address their diverse needs.

From dance classes to dental programs, nonprofits in these Bay Area cities are finding ways to deliver mental health messages and support to seniors through familiar settings and languages.

"We try to de-stigmatize mental illness, because we’re culturally one of the groups of people that stigmatize mental health," said, Leafa Taumoepeau, executive director of Taulama for Tongans.