Asian/Pacific Islanders in America
Issues of Mental Health Related Sites
   from Irma Ilustre

The following are sites that pertain to Asian/Pacific Islander mental health and other related topics.

Asian Community Mental Health Services  provides and
advocates for multilingual and multicultural human services that empower individuals and families to lead healthy, productive
and self-sufficient lives in the community.  Based in Oakland, CA.

A report from the 1995 Southeast Asian Mental Health Conference seeks to increase the mutual understanding of Eastern and Western ways of thinking about mental health services. 

The National Research Center for Asian American Mental Health in California is the home for several studies on mental health and substance abuse in diverse API ethnic groups.

Asian Health Services Online seeks to serve and advocate for the
immigrant and refugee Asian community regarding its health
rights, and to assure access to health care services regardless of
income, insurance status, language, or culture.

IGC is an internet gateway which includes a section on Anti-racism organizing and action.

You may also wish to try the Asian links in the Social Work Resources Human Diversity pages.

I. Ilustre  5/30/00