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New York Coalition for Asian American Mental Health
Membership Meeting Notice Our next general meeting will be held: Date: Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012 Time: 4.30 - 6.30 p.m. Location: New York Asian Women’s Center 32 Broadway (between Morris and Exchange Place), 10th Fl., NY, NY 10004 Subway directions: 4, 5 train to Bowling Green, R train to Whitehall Street/South Ferry, E train to World Trade Center, AC to Fulton Street, 2/3, J/M train to Wall Street. No parking facility on premise. Agenda: Presentation: Domestic violence in the Asian communities and services offered by the Asian Women’s Center Coalition Business 1. Brief Reports on: • Mental Health Career Event • Community Needs Assessment Position Paper 2. Executive Committee recommendation regarding new schedule and format of membership meeting. 3. Upcoming election of officers and Executive Committee members. 4. Discussion of Coalition web site content to advance Coalition’s mission and objectives. 5. Announcements Lunar New Year celebration and Networking (light refreshments will be served) Please RSVP to NYCAAMH@yahoo.com for this meeting. We need to provide the building security personnel with a list of participants.
Conference on Loss and Bereavement:
Cultural Aspects of Grief Among Asian Americans The conference was held on October 11, 2010, visit Resources page for conference materials. Each culture's worldview includes beliefs about the meaning and purpose of life and has its own way in dealing with loss and the end-of-life. This conference will raise awareness of the emotional impact of different kinds of loss on individuals and families, provide strategies for clinicians to help their clients cope, and provide an understanding of the bereavement process in the changing traditions of various Asian American cultures. A Socio-Cultural Study of Suicide Attempters among Chinese Immigrants in NYC Principle Investigator: Dr. Irene Chung, Associate Professor, Hunter College School of Social Work. This study held on Friday, April 11, 2008, explored the ethnic-specific and immigrant-specific issues in conjunction with other suicide risk factors with a sample of Chinese immigrants in New York City. Click for pdf of The Slide Presentation Click for pdf of Summary of findings Compulsive Gambling Among Asian Americans The Conference on Assessment & Treatment of Compulsive Gambling Among Asian American held on October 26, 2007 at the NYU School of Medicine was another astounding success. There were more than 150 attendees representing over 40 social service and mental health service organizations as well as academic institutions in the community. Mental health clinicians and professionals, addiction counselors, students and consumers were among the participants. Anyone who missed this conference and would like to view a copy of the program handout and the PowerPoint slides can click on the links below. We also wish to thank and acknowledge the presenters who have given the Coalition the permission to post and share with you their presentation slides from the conference. lick here for Gambling Conference Program/Biography/Resources (PDF Format). Click below for PowerPoint Presentations in PDF formats: Working with Gamblers: Clinical and Cultural Considerations Working with the Families (Intervention Strategies for Chinese Families of Problem Gamblers in Toronto) Prevention of Problematic Gambling Among Asian Americans Columbia Gambling Disorders Clinic: Resources in the Tri-State Area St. Vincent's Manhattan Behavioral health Services An Overview: Prevalence, Etiology, Symptom Manifestation, and Treatment Outcomes An Overview for Asian Americans: Prevalence, Etiology, |
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