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A new citywide study reveals that New York City adults with multiple chronic diseases are significantly more likely to report mental health treatment utilization, though the strength of this relationship varies across race and ethnicity, education, sexual orientation, and household poverty levels.

The University of Southern California recently named Beong-Soo Kim as its 13th president, after Kim spent months serving as the interim president. According to the Daily Trojan, Kim is the first Asian American to hold the role.

Both middle‑aged South Asian men and women had higher rates of prediabetes, type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure compared to white, Chinese and Hispanic peers, and similar or slightly lower rates of high blood pressure compared to Black adults despite healthier lifestyles, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Heart … Read more

CIMH Director Victoria Ngo, PhD, and Program Manager Francesca McLaren, MPH, led an interactive workshop titled “From Lived Experience to Leadership: How Advocates Can Advance Mental Health Task-Sharing.” The session explored the role of advocates and people with lived experience in strengthening community-based mental health systems, while emphasizing the importance of appropriate supports and protections.

Over 100 advocates from the AAPI Equity Budget Coalition rallied in support of $54.35 million in funds for New York State’s Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, gathering in front of the New York State Capitol’s Million Dollar Staircase in Albany on Feb. 10.

This report, based on the latest survey data from AAPI Data and Associated Press-NORC, provides an in-depth analysis of rates, patterns, and amounts of AANHPI giving in comparison to the U.S. average. The report also examines motivations for giving and highlights emerging trends in philanthropy such as the potential for mutual aid and the growing … Read more