AANHPIs have some of the highest rates of mental health needs, resulting in increasingly negative mental health outcomes. In 2022, the CDC found that suicide was the leading cause of death for Asian American youth and second leading cause of death for Pacific Islander youth, 15-24 years of age. Despite the need for mental health services in AANHPI youth, mental health service utilization rates have historically been lower than rates of other racial groups.
Orange County has the third largest AANHPI population in the United States at more than 700,000 residents according to data from the U.S. Census’ Population Estimation Program between 2020 and 2023. Within OC, AANHPI individuals make up a quarter of the population. Our study explored identifying the barriers to accessing mental health for OC's AANHPI youth. AANHPI youth face substantial individual-level and systemic barriers, including lack of culturally-appropriate care, lack of bilingual or bicultural therapists, cultural stigmatization of mental illness, and funding challenges for AANHPI-specific programs. We hope this report is a step in addressing the public health crisis of AANHPI youth mental health. Whether you're a service provider, policymaker, educator, parent, or a youth yourself, may this report be useful in informing your community of how to create a more inclusive world for AANHPI youth.
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This report is for non-commercial use only. You can, without permission, copy, distribute, or utilize the Item, for non-commercial uses. For any other permissible uses, modifications, or mass printing inquiries, please contact [email protected]. Funding for the development of this research and report is provided by the AAPI Data and UC Riverside. OCAPICA is grateful to our funders!
Orange County has the third largest AANHPI population in the United States at more than 700,000 residents according to data from the U.S. Census’ Population Estimation Program between 2020 and 2023. Within OC, AANHPI individuals make up a quarter of the population. Our study explored identifying the barriers to accessing mental health for OC's AANHPI youth. AANHPI youth face substantial individual-level and systemic barriers, including lack of culturally-appropriate care, lack of bilingual or bicultural therapists, cultural stigmatization of mental illness, and funding challenges for AANHPI-specific programs. We hope this report is a step in addressing the public health crisis of AANHPI youth mental health. Whether you're a service provider, policymaker, educator, parent, or a youth yourself, may this report be useful in informing your community of how to create a more inclusive world for AANHPI youth.
Download here.
This report is for non-commercial use only. You can, without permission, copy, distribute, or utilize the Item, for non-commercial uses. For any other permissible uses, modifications, or mass printing inquiries, please contact [email protected]. Funding for the development of this research and report is provided by the AAPI Data and UC Riverside. OCAPICA is grateful to our funders!
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