A big shout out to Aukahi Austin Seabury, Francie Julien-Chinn, Marjorie Mau, Dee Ann Carpenter and Camlyn Masuda (Cohort 4) on their publication in Hawaii Journal of Health & Social Welfare.
This paper’s focus is on the results of a resilience training program provided to medical students, “Resilience for Health Providers – Strengthening You to Strengthen Them.” Building resilience was chosen as a mechanism to help the medical students both through the pandemic, as well as their schooling. Using parallel learning techniques, the training also aimed to help students build resilience within their patients. Click Here to read more about the amazing work this team continues to do in their communities.
Congratulations to our BridgeUM Team (Cohort 3) - Nohemi Garcia Roberts, Johanna Creswell Baez, Mitra Misra and Adriana Gutierrez on their publication in the Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal. This topic is very timely and explores the lived experience and mental health needs of unaccompanied immigrant children and their caregivers with the goal of guiding best practices for community providers. Click here to read the full article.
On October 5, 2024, the National Association of Chinese Americans (NACA), in partnership with Unite Chinese Americans Youth Mental Health Collaborative (UCA WAVES), hosted a milestone seminar on Asian American parenting and mental health in Atlanta GA, titled “Asian Parents, American Children; Our Stories, Our Voice.”
Juliana Chen (CS 5) participated as a panelist and Justin Chen (CS 5) provided great leadership as the Advisory Board Chair and connecting resources.
Approximately 100 attendees participated, reflecting urgent unmet needs in the community. Majority of the attendees are from mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Indonesia. Other attendees also included high school counselors, and Victor Armstrong, Vice President for Health Equity and Engagement at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention from North Carolina.
The seminar was well received by participants and 26 people signed up to volunteer post conference. WAVES will hold a Mental Health First Aid Training in December in partnership with NACA.
Wow what a week! Lily Chen (CS) and the UCA WAVES team have been selected for Mental Health Block Grant for 2.5 years of funding. They also received a 1 yr $28,500 capacity building grant from the Julian Grace Foundation and an 8.9K grant from Wake County. These grant funds will allow their CS toolkits to be piloted and evaluated.
Justin Chen - Board Chair (CS 5), Julianna Chen (CS 5) Weiyang Xie (CS5) Wanda Thurston (CS 3), Thava Mahadevan (CS 5) and Melissa Green (CS NPC) all served on the advisory panel.
Since 2016, United Chinese Americans Youth Mental Health Collaborative UCA WAVES (Wellness, Advocacy, Voices, Education, and Support) has touched the lives of thousands of immigrant families from 50 states through its community educational programs and advocacy.
Lily Chen (CS 5) successfully defended her dissertation proposal today! Congratulations, Lily! We are so proud of and happy for you! Lily has an awesome committee, and we are grateful for them. This is a significant milestone! Kudos to you, Lily! Please take time to celebrate!
Amanda Anderson successfully defended the PhD dissertation titled Exploring Cross-sector Care Coordination for Patients Experiencing Multimorbidity and Social Complexity During Care Transitions. Congratulations Dr. Anderson!
Amanda Anderson successfully defended the PhD dissertation titled Exploring Cross-sector Care Coordination for Patients Experiencing Multimorbidity and Social Complexity During Care Transitions.
Congratulations Dr. Anderson!
Congratulations to Charmaine Dorsey (CS 2) starting her new position as the Chief Wellness Officer for the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services.
Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS; LADHS) is the 2nd largest municipal hospital system in the United States. With an annual operating budget of over $4 billion USD, DHS operates an extensive healthcare network throughout Los Angeles County, including 3 teaching hospitals affiliated with the Keck School of Medicine of USC and David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, one nationally renowned rehabilitation hospital, and numerous outpatient clinics.
Not only is Aukahi a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and the Executive Director of I Ola Lāhui, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides behavioral health services to medically underserved Native Hawaiian and rural communities throughout the state but she has other talents that have shaped her journey.
Congratulations to Aukahi for being recognized for her excellence in softball and being inducted into the Pomona Pitzer Hall of Fame! Read More
Congratulations to Seth Himelhoch (CS 2) on being named Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Chicago. Read More
