Making WAVES in Asian American Youth Suicide Prevention
Last week, our community-based organization (CBO), UCA WAVES – United Chinese Americans Wellness, Advocacy, Voices, Education and Support – advertised an opportunity for suicide prevention training through WeChat, the most popular social media platform for Chinese American immigrants worldwide. Within … Continue reading Making WAVES in Asian American Youth Suicide Prevention
Recalibration Rewrite
I erased everything I had written for this article. When the topic was released, I quickly drafted a piece in one evening. It was a quaint article reflecting on pruning grapevines and how cutting back leads to growth. It encouraged … Continue reading Recalibration Rewrite
Our Mental Health: How Do We Recalibrate?
Three-Fifths Magazine***This is a reading event, so there are no actual speakers.*** Readers are encouraged to read the articles by those listed as speakers, and many more, as part of the May Edition: 🧠 Our Mental Health: How Do We … Continue reading Our Mental Health: How Do We Recalibrate?
Pursuing Collective Liberation and Well-Being: Insights from Intersectionality and Research about Gendered Racism and BIPOC Women’s Sexual, Reproductive, and Mental Health
In 1977 the Combahee River Collective (CRC), a collective of Queer Black feminist organizers, wrote a political analysis based on their lived experiences in U.S. society and in multiple social movements and organizations. They stated that, “If Black women were … Continue reading Pursuing Collective Liberation and Well-Being: Insights from Intersectionality and Research about Gendered Racism and BIPOC Women’s Sexual, Reproductive, and Mental Health
Building Mental Health Systems with Community, Not Just For Community
It is no surprise to many that we are in the midst of a mental health crisis. Ask a teacher, ask an employer, ask a caseworker, and I’m sure they would agree that they do not need statistics to confirm … Continue reading Building Mental Health Systems with Community, Not Just For Community
Generational Trauma
In 2013, Emory University conducted an experiment on mice to determine if trauma could be passed on from one generation to another. The first generation of mice was exposed to a certain smell. Each time the smell was introduced to … Continue reading Generational Trauma
Life is Hard, but I Am Coping
Introduction Creating culturally centered therapeutic interventions begins with understanding how communities experience and make meaning of suffering. However, if we are to truly recalibrate mental health, we must also examine the coping mechanisms that already exist within those communities. For … Continue reading Life is Hard, but I Am Coping
When “I’m Fine” Actually Means “I’m Overwhelmed”
At first glance, nothing seems wrong. A teenager is still going to school, still handing in assignments, still moving from class to club to homework late into the night. In high-achieving environments, distress often does not look dramatic. It looks … Continue reading When “I’m Fine” Actually Means “I’m Overwhelmed”
The Totem Pole
Living at the intersection of Blackness and femaleness, I learned early where society expected me to stand. I am often at the lower end of the totem pole. There is one, you know. Luckily, I was raised in a multigenerational … Continue reading The Totem Pole
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