This resource guide addresses suicide prevention in older adults (defined as age 60 or older). The model guiding the selection of resources for this guide is the ‘5 D’s of Late Life Suicide.’ This model describes the most common characteristics of older people who die by suicide (with the accumulation of factors suggesting greater risk)—depression […]
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Latines and Suicide Prevention Resource Guide
This clinicians’ guide addresses one of the largest cultural groups in the United States today, persons of Latin American ancestry commonly referred to as Latinos or Hispanics. The guide considers suicide as part of social phenomena, but our attention will be to suicides and suicide attempts as deeply psychological, emotional events. The emphasis is on […]
Community Approaches to Counter Hate: Introducing HEART Resources
In recognition of National Minority Mental Health Month, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Office of Behavioral Health Equity (OBHE), in collaboration with the National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association (NAAPIMHA), held a webinar, Community Approaches to Counter Hate: Introducing HEART Resources, on Thursday, July 25, 2024, at 3:00 pm […]
Breaking the Silence: An Epidemiological Report on Asian American and Pacific Islander Youth Mental Health and Suicide (1999–2021)
Limited studies have focused on recent trends in Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) youth suicide. This study aimed to evaluate epidemiological trends in AAPI youth suicide and reports of depressive symptoms among Asian and Pacific Islander youth in the USA. This cross-sectional study analyzed mortality data from the Centers for Disease Control Wide-Ranging Online […]
The Power of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Cultural Practices in Healing
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Office of Behavioral Health Equity held a webinar celebrating the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month event, The Power of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Cultural Practices in Healing, on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm EDT. This webinar was presented […]
Piecing the Puzzle of AANHPI Mental Health: A Community Analysis of Mental Health Experiences of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in California
Historically, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) communities have been viewed as a monolithic group, and a lack of disaggregated data has masked the unique experiences and disparities faced by these communities. Published jointly by AAPI Data and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, this report aims to spur a […]