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.
Mental Health
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.
Increasing elderly isolation, especially among Black Americans, leads to poor health outcomes and higher mortality rates.
La tasa de suicidios entre los hombres latinos ha aumentado desde 2011, pasando de 5,7 por cada 100.000 personas a un alarmante 7,9 por cada 100.000 individuos en 2021. Las normas culturales impiden que los hombres latinos hablen abiertamente acerca de su salud mental. Los expertos la denominan una crisis silenciosa.
A journalist reflects on her reporting on generational and cultural gaps among Vietnamese Americans, and how they can lead to loneliness and mental health challenges.
Part three in a three-part series investigating North Carolina's psychiatric residential treatment facilities where children with complex behavioral needs are sent for care.
Part two in a three-part series investigating North Carolina's psychiatric residential treatment facilities where children with complex behavioral needs are sent for care.
Giao Nguyen, a former refugee turned psychiatrist, battled mental illness for years. Now thriving, he dedicates himself to helping others and cherishing life.
Part 3: Against the 'invisible enemy': Be kind to yourself!