Stigmatization of Mental Health amongst AAPI
Stigmatization of Mental Health amongst AAPI
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All aspects of health are interconnected! Taking care of your physical health is as important as taking care of your mental health. This is how you meet your health needs to become the best version of yourself. This process can seem complex, lets take one thing at a time by focusing on our mental health needs!
According to UCLA Health, AAPI face several systemic challenges in the US that impact accessibility to mental health services. Explore this website to find accessible information and guidance on mental health care.
Barriers and reasons of mental health disparities within AAPI communities:
Societal Perceptions (Mental Health stigmas)
Intergenerational Trauma
Assimilation / Acculturation
issues of cultural identity
mutilethnic/multl racial idenitity
clashing of traditional and American cultural values
Many of our AAPI communities are immigrants and refugees who suffer from trauma from escaping war, persecution, etc that has been suppressed for many years. How these communities have since then dealt with this trauma past on to current generations. Because theses truamas are never approved with care, their chilThis has played in the lack of AAPI in the states to seek mental healthcare.
Assimilation / Acculturation
issues of cultural identity
mutilethnic/multl racial idenitity
clashing of traditional and American cultural values
Assimilation / Acculturation
issues of cultural identity
mutilethnic/multl racial idenitity
clashing of traditional and American cultural values
Gender Oppression
patriarchy
gender discrimination
Model Minority
pressures to perform academically
pressures to conform to Asian stereotypes
Low social and cultural acceptability of mental illness within their communities
valuing family image
mental health viewed as a weakness
mental health viewed as something that can be overcome easily
Anti-Asian Racism and Violence
insert hate crime data and effects of it mentally
RACIAL TRAUMA
Religion (adds a layer to the stigma)
pressures to conform to religious ideals
(no such thing "healing," just cures, healing is not a journey)
(rejection of medicine, medicine is seen as not "holy" or "helpful")
(the idea that everything is black or white, needing immediate answers)
(the idea of accepting your mental health as a punishment for your sins - makes you reluctant to get help, because "depression" or other mental health is a punishment)
navigating the world through a religious perspective adds layers to mental health
(for example, some religions downplay mental health)
Socioeconomic Barriers
Diet
Lack of language efficiency
High cost of mental health care
Spiral of having no one to talk to, therefore, keeping it to yourself
Mental health disparities is prevalent within AAPI communities. Your mental health is important in becoming a healthy person. You deserve it. Your experiences are valid. Let's heal together.
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