BIPOC Mental Health Month: Protective Factors for Asian/Pacific Communities

Some of the most significant protective factors among Asian, Native Hawaiian, and other Pacific Islander populations are:

• Cultural identification
• Family relationships
• Help-seeking with native healers

Resources

• Asian American Health Initiative
• Asian American Health Initiative Mental Health Resources
• Asian American Psychological Association
• Asian Americans with Disabilities Initiative
• The Asian Americans with Disabilities Initiative Resource Guide
• Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum
• Asian Mental Health Collective
• Asian Pacific Community In Action
• Asian Pacific Institute on Gender Based Violence
• Asian Pride Project
• Coming Out Living Authentically as LGBTQ+ Asian and Pacific Islander Americans
• Mental Health Association For Chinese Communities
• Mustard Seed Generation
• National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association
• National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance
• Stop AAPI Hate
• Viet Care

Look #BeyondTheNumbers and learn more at mhanational.org/july.