b'WILLIAM JAMES COLLEGE 9Children feel better, safer and more connected to their parents when parents share their own fears, confusion and uncertainty.[Conversation] helps connect the family and establishes a strong support system, which can lead to nurturing resilience and better mental health. Dr. Catherine VukyIn the wake of the violence brought on by theThe parent guide was made possible in part by a pandemic, cultural views are starting to shift in Asiangrant from the Community Health Network Area communities. Vuky was among experts interviewed(CHNA-17), a coalition funded by Mount Auburn for a story on the topic published this fall by The NewHospital, McLean Hospital, and the Cambridge York Times.Public Health Department/Cambridge Health Mental health is heavily stigmatized among AsianAlliance. Americans, whose older generations, like the older generations of other cultures, tend to see therapy asStudent Spotlightundignified or a sign of weakness, wrote Times writer Alyssa Lukpat. But the pandemic and the specterClinical PsyD Student of hate crimes by those who tied the coronavirus toEllen Yang, (right) was China have prompted a growing number of Asianinstrumental in creating Americans to overcome the stigma and turn tothe AMH parent guide, therapy for help. including lending The Asian Mental Health Program is the nationsher design skills to the first training program in clinical graduate psychologyproject.focused exclusively on Asian mental health. The programs next public project is a YouTube basedClinical PsyD Student video series aimed at lowering barriers to access andThanh Phan (left) is lessen the cultural stigma associated with seekingBreaking Barriers and mental health services entitled Breaking Barriers:explains how in a new Conversations with Asian Parents About Mentalvideo project produced Health, which pairs Asian Mental Health Programby the Asian Mental students with their own parents for conversationsHealth Program.about cultural views of mental health and careers in mental health. Videos are available now on the 91香蕉视频成人在线 YouTube channel.'