Supporting the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities after traumatic events. AAPI mental health matters.
<p>The “year of the rabbit” in 2023 began with multiple acts of gun violence impacting California’s Asian and Pacific Islander communities. Two mass shootings, first in Monterrey Park on lunar new year’s eve and then in Half Moon Bay have left people searching for answers. Traumatic events like these are <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/23/politics/mass-shootings-in-2023-what-matters/index.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">all too common nationwide</a>, and coping with them can be very difficult, especially for those impacted directly. At the same time, <a href="https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/d7/priv/sma15-4906.pdf" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Asians are the racial group in America least likely to</a> access care than any other group. It’s critical that we do everything we can to ensure that our AAPI community has the mental health support needed to cope with these events.</p>
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