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May Saengpraseuth Alirad, American College of Education, United StatesAbstract
The background of the problem is that Asian Americans are not adequately accessing mental health services. The problem is that some members of the Asian American communities in the United States have limited access to mental health support services. There is limited research regarding community-based organizations providing direct mental health support to the Asian American community. The purpose of this exploratory case study was to explore the perspectives of community-based leaders regarding access to mental health support in Asian American communities across the United States. Research questions included how community-based leaders viewed access to mental health support services for the Asian American community, what challenges leaders believed Asian Americans encountered when accessing mental health support, and what mental health supports were available in community-based organizations. Purposive samples consisted of leaders from community-based organizations throughout the United States who offered support and resources to the diverse Asian American community. Data were collected through personal interviews. Significant emerging themes were stigma and cultural taboos around mental health, community reliance on informal support systems, and lack of dedicated funding and resources for mental health programs. Findings illuminate the need to prioritize culturally competent mental health services, secure increased funding for mental health program expansion, including community outreach and education, and build strategic partnerships with "cultural brokers".
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Conference: ACP2025Stream: Community Development
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Alirad M. (2025) Exploring Access to Mental Health Support Services for Asian American Communities: An Exploratory Case Study ISSN: 2187-4743 – The Asian Conference on Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences 2025 Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 139-154) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2187-4743.2025.11
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2187-4743.2025.11
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