SPEAK UP-MORE Trainings

Uniting People in Mental health Outcomes for Resilient CommunitiEs

Community-Based Organizations (CBOs)

Leaders, who are invested and integrated into their communities, are some of SPEAK’s best partners for normalizing mental health. We meet you where you’re at, because that’s where your community goes.

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    • We provide trainings and a toolkit for client-facing community advocates to support Asian American mental health

    • Each toolkit has education on mental health, community-based resources, and culturally sensitive, evidence-based strategies.

  • Thank you to the Westchester Jewish Community Services Crime Victims Advocacy & Support Services Program for participating in our most recent training. We are invested in supporting our communities who have experienced anti-Asian hate and other crimes.

Youth

Suicide has been the leading cause of death for youth Asian Americans 6 years in a row and counting (CDC, 2017-). Asian Americans are the only racial group with this statistic in this age range. Moreover, just as Asian American adults are far less likely to seek help than other racial groups, Asian American youth are similar, even if they have mental health services at their schools. By incorporating mentor and peer to peer initiatives, we can reach some of our most vulnerable, high-risk populations.

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    • We provide trainings and a toolkit for mentors and youth leaders working with Asian American youth in having supportive conversations around mental health

    • Each toolkit has education on mental health, community-based resources, and evidence-based strategies

Primary Care

Primary care is an accessible, non-stigmatizing environment. Routine mental health conversations with primary care providers can help normalize this topic for Asian Americans.

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    • We provide trainings and a toolkit for Asian American and Asian American ally primary care providers in caring for Asian American patients' mental health

    • We use SPEAK's tiered approach to prevention and intervention

    • All toolkits include cultural adaptations of evidence-based interventions from Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, and more

Faith-Based Community Partnerships

According to survey data collected by the Asian American Federation in 2023, Asian American adults in NYC are more likely to go to a religious-based organization (16%) than an agency specifically providing behavioral health services (8-12%) when seeking mental health services or support. Normalizing mental health topics and help-seeking in faith-based communities can significantly decrease stigma.

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    • We give workshops for worshippers around mental health topics.

    • We train faith-based leaders on having conversations around mental health with members of the faith-based community. The training includes a toolkit with mental health education and evidence-based resources.

Corporations

Low mental health utilization means that Asian Americans often do not seek out care themselves. But mental health problems are associated with a number of challenges in the workplace. By introducing mental health in the workspace, we can help normalize and encourage help-seeking behaviors.

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    • An expert in Asian American mental health will speak on this topic. Each speaking engagement is adapted to different audiences.

Current & Past Partnerships