Decolonizing Mental Health for AAPI Youth & Families – A Symposium

As we emerge from the COVID pandemic in NYC, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) are taking stock of the aftermath and impact on our lives and mental health. How do we address this when there are structural and systemic constraints in the current mental healthcare system? How do we re-envision wellness outside of Western biomedicine?  

 

In this symposium, we will grapple with these questions to highlight cultural, familial, and community practices as strengths while challenging dominant paradigms and systems that perpetuate white supremacy. This symposium will create a space to grieve what we have lost during the past three years, to revitalize ourselves, celebrate resilience, and explore new ways of wellness with humility. We invite participants to join us in interrogating racist paradigms and systems as we collectively build a world where systems of care work for all communities.