MHFA Summit: MHFA for Organizations

MHFA22 - Impactful Approaches to Engage Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities in MHFA

Sunday, April 30, 2023

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Location: 502 B, Level 2, LACC

None of the planners/faculty, unless otherwise noted, for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Relias, LLC and National Council for Mental Wellbeing guarantee this educational conference is free from bias.

Moderator - MHFA Summit(s)

Le Ondra Clark Harvey, PhD (she/her/hers)

Chief Executive Officer
California Council of Community Behavioral Health Agencies
Sacramento, California

Slides

Presenter - MHFA Summit(s)

Wendy Wang, MPP (she/her/hers)

Chief Public Policy and Advocacy Officer
Sycamores
Los Angeles, California
Nina Loc, MA (she/her/hers)

Director of Behavioral Health
Chinatown Service Center
Los Angeles, California

Find out how community-based organizations are utilizing MHFA trainings with the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. We will discuss cultural adaptations needed to ensure the most appropriate training experience is provided for AAPI populations.

Learning Objectives:

Explore best practices in engaging AAPI communities.
Discuss AAPI behavioral health needs and challenges faced by this underserved population.
Identify supports and interventions to share with First Aiders in communities that are experiencing emerging violence and trauma.