Mental Health

Anxiety & Depression Association of America (ADAA): “Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders”

The ADAA (Anxiety & Depression Association of America) can be a valuable source for everyone with its mission to “prevent, treat, and cure anxiety disorders and depression.” It also has a webpage dedicated to Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders. On this resource page, you can find yearly trending articles, infographics, ADAA member relevant resources, and AAPI provider directories.

Mental Health

South Asian Mental Health Initiative & Network (SAMHIN)

The SAMHIN (South Asian Mental Health Initiative & Network)’s services can apply to and especially benefit the South Asian community in the United States. On its provider directory, which currently has 248 providers listed, you can search by location, name, and category. On professional profiles, you can find hours, financial information, contact information, and more. It is a recommendation to call the provider to confirm information such as accepted insurance.

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National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association (NAAPIMHA)

The National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association (NAAPIMHA) ’s services can apply to and benefit especially AAPI with its mission to “promote the mental health and well being of the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities.” The NAAPIMHA provides training, resources ( for all 50 states), advocacy opportunities, and has been involved in numerous projects.) The AANHPI Service Provider sheet provides resources listed for all 50 states. Organization, addresses, phone numbers, and websites are listed.

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Asian Mental Health Collective (AMHC)

The Asian Mental Health Collective (AMHC) ’s services can apply to and benefit especially AAPI with its mission to “normalize and de-stigmatize mental health within the Asian community.” Within the site there is a U.S and Canadian therapist directory. On these directories there are detailed filters such as by issue, age group, finance information, modalities, and more. On the therapist profiles, there is detailed information. There is also a resource/ org directory that can be searched by location or category

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Asian American Psychological Association: AAPA Fellows

The Asian American Psychological Association advocates “on behalf of Asian Americans as well as advancing Asian American psychology”. The association is for candidates who fulfill the minimum requirements and have outstanding impact/scholarship contributions to Asian American psychology. The work done by it’s members positively impacts and supports Asian Americans psychology. Within AAPA there are 8 divisions, including one on multiracial and adopted Asian Americans which seeks to 1) connect individuals so that we might better serve our communities, and 2) develop a home and community for adopted and multiracial Asian Americans within AAPA.

Literature

I Love You Like Crazy Cakes

This tells the story of a woman who travels to China to adopt a baby girl. It is based on the author’s own experiences and is a celebration of the love and joy a baby brings into the home.

Mental Health

InnoPsych

InnoPsych is dedicated to bringing “healing to communities of color by changing the face and feel of therapy.” Their goal is to make therapists of color more accessible. The search directory tool allows users to filter by location, specialty, service type, ethnicity, and insurance type.

Birth Family Search

International Child Search Alliance (ICSA)

ICSA is an all-volunteer international group of adoptees and adoptive parents offering multiple sources of information to help adoptees from China search for their birth families. Advice is given on ‘Getting Started’, ‘Hiring a Searcher’, ‘Birth Parents Searching for Children’, and more. There is also How-To-Guides that include DNA testing, using the app WeChat, Joining a Province Search, visiting the CCCWA, and more.

Birth Family Search

Twinsters (2015)

This documentary tells the true-life story of identical twin sisters separated at birth who discover each other online. They meet and confirm their identity with a DNA test, and they set out to explore aspects of their background together. One twin lives in the US while the other twin lives in France.

Birth Family Search

aka DAN: Korean Adoption Documentary

Dan Matthews is a Korean adoptee who journeys back to Korea to reunite with his biological family, including a twin brother he never knew he had. He has all this documented and shared on his YouTube channel for his fans/followers to follow along to.

Resources