May 2022

The U.S. Census Bureau Celebrates AAPI Month with Fun Facts and a Teaching Guide

The United States Census Bureau passed a resolution creating Asian/ Pacific American Heritage Week in 1978; this expanded to include the entire month of May in 1992. The bureau is celebrating AAPI month with downloadable content including a fun facts sheet and a teaching guide.

PBS Celebrates AAPI Month with Documentaries Featuring AAPI Experiences and Filmmakers

The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) released a list of documentaries featuring AAPI voices. This web-page titled “Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month” features descriptions of each film and an embedded video player with closed captioning available.

Finding Mental Health Care that Fits Your Cultural Background

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has a variety of resources on mental health. This PDF from their website is titled Finding Mental Health Care that Fits Your Cultural Background. It summarizes the terms cultural background, cultural competence, and gives tips for finding a culturally competent provider.

HHS and Department of Education Share Resources on School-Based Health Services

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ page on celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month 2022, features information on a recent joint effort between HHS and the Department of Education. The two organizations developed and shared a resources- PDF on school-based health services.

HHS’s New Informational Resources on Legal Mental Health Benefits

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Labor developed new, free informational resources to help people seeking to better understand their legal rights for mental health and substance use disorder benefits. Linked here is the overview of the HHS informational resources on mental health benefits including links to a trifold pamphlet …

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Mental Health Roundtable with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. In recognition of this, we linked the Readout of the HHS Mental Health Roundtable with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) website. The HHS partnered with the African American Behavioral Health-Center of Excellence (AABH-COE) at Morehouse School of Medicine …

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Forensic Assertive Community Treatment

This brief entitled Forensic Assertive Community Treatment describes an evidence-based approach for people who are involved in the criminal justice system by providing person-focused, community-based supports needed using a team-based approach. Services are not time limited and include intensive and continuous engagement. Learn more about Assertive Community Treatment.

Happy Asian American Pacific Islander Month!

Learn How One Woman’s Story Led to the Creation of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

School Mental Health Quality Guide: Mental Health Promotion Services and Supports (Tier 1)

This report entitled School Mental Health Quality Guide: Mental Health Promotion Services and Supports (Tier 1) guides school mental health systems improve the quality of services provided.