The NAAPIMHA’s mission is to promote the mental health and well-being of the AAPI community. They provide training, resources, advocacy opportunities, and have been involved in many mental health projects. The AANHPI Service Provider sheet provides resources listed for all 50 states (contact information and websites are listed).
The AMHC’s mission is to normalize and de-stigmatize mental health within the Asian community. They offer a US and Canadian therapist directory. Users can filter by issue, age group, finance information, modalities, and more. There are also therapist profiles and a resource and organization directory that provide additional resources for mental health.
The AAPA advocates on behalf of Asian Americans to advance Asian American psychology. The AAPA has 8 divisions, including one for multiracial and adopted Asian Americans which seeks to connect individuals and develop a home and community.
BetterHelp offers accessible, convenient, and affordable professional therapy. By filling out a detailed questionnaire, users are assessed and matched with up to 25,000 licensed therapists. Users are able to message current therapist and request new therapists easily.
MyWellbeing offers therapist matching, educational contact, professional development, virtual group support, workplace mental health, and social impact & access services. Users can match with 3 personalized professional matches using a guiding quiz. Users are also able to schedule and talk to their matches easily and quickly.
This directory lists all current ABPP board certified psychologists. Users conducting basic searches can filter by name, specialty, or zip code. In advanced searches, users can search by state office, state license, and proximity to a specific location.
This children’s book is about a young boy’s journey from foster care to adoption. It highlights the adoption process in simple terms and is meant for adoptees, adoptive parents, and adoption-competent professionals alike.
This is a collection of interviews of Black and biracial young adults adopted by white parents. It features personal stories of two dozen individuals “who hail from a wide range of religious, economic, political, and professional backgrounds.” This book explores how adoption affects racial and social identities, friendship and marriage, and lifestyle. It also includes overviews of the history and current legal status of transracial adoption (as of 2000).
This book clarifies the effects of separating babies from their birth mothers as a primal loss, affecting the relationships of the adopted person throughout life. This book also discusses pre-and perinatal psychology, attachment, bonding, and loss. Additionally, it lists the coping mechanisms which adoptees use to be able to attach and live in a family they’re not biologically related to. The purpose of this book is to help heal the adoption community and bring understanding and encouragement to anyone who has ever felt abandoned.
This is a comprehensive guide for adoptive parents on how to care for adopted children and promote healthy attachment. It explains what attachment is, how trauma can affect children’s emotional development, and how to improve attachment, respect, cooperation and trust. This book covers various topics, including international adoption, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, and learning disabilities. It’s considered an important resource for adoption-competent professionals.
