美国华人联合会精神健康项目 UCA WAVES 总第 3 期

UCA WAVES Newsletter October 2023

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Happy Moon Festival

中秋节的祝福

在这个中国传统的团圆节里，UCA WAVES祝福大家吉祥安康。祝愿每一个人都能感受到爱和喜乐，愿温暖和幸福如月色般洒满人间！

UCA WAVES wishes you all a happy Moon Festival as we celebrate family, unity and harvest! May everyone be showered with love and joy! May warmth and happiness sprinkle over the world like the beautiful moonshine.

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UNITY IN HEALING

REBUILDING CONNECTION

聆听、分享、美食、手工，我们一起“守望相助，共同疗愈”

Listening, Crafting, Sharing delicious food and touching stories, HEALING and REBUILDING CONNECTION

9月8日（周五），由UNC中国学生学者联谊会发起，在美国华人联合会心理健康项目组 (UCA WAVES) 、北卡华人联合会(CAFA)、北卡教堂山中文学校、几间三角区华人教会的大力支持下，共同策划并举办了一场“守望相助，共同疗愈”的活动，希望能帮助UNC的中国留学生疗愈伤痛、共渡难关。当天有一百多位学生参加了这个活动。

On Friday Sept. 8th, in collaboration with UCA WAVES, North Carolina Chinese Association (CAFA), North Carolina Chapel Hill Chinese School and several Triangle area Chinese churches, UNC Chinese Students and Scholars Association held a community event - "UNITY IN HEALING, REBUILDING CONNECTION", to help Chinese students at UNC heal and overcome challenges together. More than one hundred students attended the event, and felt supported and cared for.

VIGIL NIGHT

烛光悼念活动

9月5日晚上8点，由北卡州议员刘广亚办公室发起，几个本地亚裔组织联合组织了一场悼念在UNC校园枪击事件中不幸身故的严资杰教授的活动。

在北卡州凯瑞市中心广场、宏伟庄严的艺术中心前，鲜花、蜡烛簇拥着严资杰教授的遗照，照片中那清澈而谦和的笑颜永远定格在2023年8月28日，也永远地留在了许许多多人的记忆中。

A candlelight vigil brought together people in memory of Dr. Zijie Yan, the accomplished young UNC professor gunned down inside a classroom on Aug. 28th.

NC House Rep. Ya Liu, the Chinese American Friends Association of North Carolina and North Carolina Asian Americans Together jointly hosted the candlelight vigil in honor of Prof. Yan at the Cary Arts Center.

WAVES Village 封闭式朋辈支持小组

Closed Peer Support Group

WAVES Village 第一个封闭式朋辈支持小组于 9 月 23 日举行了第一次分享讨论。该小组由 15 人组成，其中包括两名带领人、三名实习带领人，以及十名 WAVES Village 志愿者。

在 90 分钟的小组中，成员们分享了他们如何成为心理健康领域的积极学习者和志愿者的人生故事，参与小组的原因和期待，以及家庭关系、心理健康等方面的挑战。

Zoom 房间里充满了对每一位的同理倾听、充分接纳、和支持肯定。所有成员都感受到了彼此联结、赋能和感恩。后续两期小组的时间定于10/21 和 11/11 。

很多社区成员需要有效的支持帮助，而现有的社会资源远远不能满足这样大量的需求。从运行这个封闭小组中得到的经验，我们将运用于未来更多的小组，为更多社区成员服务。

Our first WAVES Village Closed Peer Support Group had its first session on September 23rd. The group of fifteen people included two co-facilitators, three facilitators-in-training, and ten WAVES Village volunteers from around the country.

During the 90-minute session, group members shared stories about the paths that led them to become active learners and volunteers in the mental health space. Members discussed their motivations and hopes for this group, which include seeking connections and support, personal learning and growth, and practicing skills to help others.

Members shared lived experiences with family relationship challenges, mental health conditions, the impact of their family-of-origin and more. The zoom room was filled with empathetic listening, affirmation and acceptance for everyone. All members felt strong connection, empowerment and gratitude. Two more sessions are planned on 10/21 and 11/11.

There are vast unmet needs for mental health support in our communities. The experience from running the current closed group will help us establish a solid foundation for future support groups as we’re continuing to engage, empower, connect more community members.

WEBINAR 讲座

9月15日，美国哈佛大学和麻省理工大学医学、物理学双料博士，国际知名眼科专家王明旭受邀举办了一场线上讲座，讲述他感人的励志故事，鼓励同胞们超越自我和文化的局限，鼓励每个人讲出自己的故事。

On Sept.15th, the real life hero of the upcoming movie "Sight" and world renowned ophthalmologist Dr. Mingxu Wang, held a highly successful webinar. He shared his incredible journey from early life in China, to earning Doctorates at Harvard and MIT, to multiple medical inventions that benefited countless patients. Dr. Wang hopes his story can inspire more fellow Chinese to transcend cultural inhibitions, tell their own stories, and amplify our collective voice.

9月25日晚上，美国华人联合会心理健康项目（UCA WAVES）和华e健康大讲堂共同举办的线上讲座，主讲人是中国国内认证二级心理咨询师、UCA WAVES讲师方琦老师。方老师通过两个案例，为大家呈现了萨提亚理论中的“5种沟通模式”，让大家一下就明白了到底什么才是有效的沟通。

On Sep. 25th, UCA WAVES and Hua-e Life and Health Forum presented an online webinar about how to communicate effectively with family members. The webinar presented Satir's Five Communication Stances and helped the audience develop awareness and improve conflict resolution skills.

UCA WAVES 的合作组织美国华裔精神健康联盟创始人兼执行长彭一玲将于10月11日举办线上讲座，讲述亚裔美国人的精神健康问题。

Renowned mental health advocate Elaine Peng will give a webinar on Asian American mental health issues on October 11. Ms. Peng is the Founder and CEO of Mental Health Association for Chinese Communities (MHACC), an award-winning organiztion and a UCA WAVES partner.

方琦老师主讲的线下讲座也在9月25开始了！地点还是在北卡教堂山的希摩老人中心。

The in-person seminar series titled "Make Relationships More Loving" led by Ms. Qi Fang also started on September 25th at the Seymour Center in Chapel Hill, NC. The group meets every Monday morning from 9:30am to 11:30am through Dec.18th.

MHACC's New Support Group

合作机构的互助支持小组

Caregiver Support Group

Patient Peer Support Group

Mental Health First Aid Training

Session 13, 2023

So far in 2023, a total of 515 people from 28 states registered. Total 170 people finished training and became Mental Health First Aiders!! Congratulations !!

UCA WAVES联合 MHACC 在今年举办了多次“精神健康急救员培训”，该培训是一门以技能为主的认证课程，由美国心理健康委员会管理。这个课程教授学员如何识别、理解和应对心理危机的体征和症状，以及对药物成瘾的挑战。

让您可以对正在经历精神心理危机的人伸出援手并提供初步帮助和支持的技能。针对不同人群，分为成人和青少年急救员课程，通过测试的学员们将颁发全球认证的“精神健康急救员证书”。

The Mental Health First Aid Training Program aims to educate community members about mental health and boost their ability to prevent or handle crises, allowing them to become "mental health guardians" for themselves and their loved ones.

Managed by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, this certification course equips attendees with skills to recognize and respond to crises and substance abuse symptoms. Successful participants earn a globally recognized "MHFA Certificate".

QPR Training 培训证书

该培训旨在通过提问、劝说和推荐——这3个简单的步骤，教育人们如何识别自杀危机的警告信号，以及如何为处于精神健康危机的人提供帮助。

QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide.

People trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help.

UCA WAVES 主任Lily Chen 接受QPR培训，并获取培训证书。

Film Making 纪录片拍摄

获奖纪录片导演常昌富教授（Changfu Chang）正在拍摄的纪录片，讲述亚裔美国人家庭与精神健康疾病相关的故事。

Award-winning documentary filmmaker Professor Changfu Chang is working on a documentary about how mental health issues affected AAPI families.

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恐惧、沮丧、悲伤——枪击事件后我们的真实感受

8月28日，北卡大学教堂山分校（以下简称UNC）校园枪击事件发生后，当地媒体WUNC采访了几位住在附近的亚裔居民，其中包括美国华人联合会精神健康项目(UCA WAVES)主任Lily Chen（陈健），他们不约而同地谈到了事件发生后，他们内心深处的悲伤、焦虑、沮丧和恐惧。

陈健回忆说，1991年她还在爱荷华大学做国际生的时候，研究生陆刚枪杀了物理系和天文系的三名教员，还杀害了博士后研究员山林华，而她本人就认识山林华。“当时作为一名国际学生，压力真的很大，”陈健说，“既不了解美国的文化、又有语言障碍，还远离家人和朋友——那段时间非常难熬，感觉被孤立，极度孤独。”

32年后，陈健又有了和当年同样的感受……

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《'Oh no. Not again': How the UNC shooting reminded Asian Americans of a long history of violence》

WUNC | By Eli Chen

The UNC shooting triggered deep-seated anxiety and fear among Asian Americans in the Triangle.

In the days following the shooting, many Asian Americans in the Triangle were concerned about how people would perceive them and their family.

It also reminded people of the 1991 shooting at the University of Iowa, in which a Chinese graduate student killed several faculty members and a Chinese postdoctoral researcher before taking his own life. The tragedy sent shock waves to Chinese communities throughout the country. Today, thirty-two years later, mental health challenges among international students are still not getting enough attention and resources.

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Congratulations！！UCA WAVES的合作组织- 圣路易斯亚裔美国公民学者组织（简称AACS）喜获圣路易斯郡儿童服务基金(CSF)的草根机构基金，用于支持圣路易斯郡儿童和家庭的心理和行为健康服务。这笔资金将用于支持AACS倡导的心理健康项目，为该郡的AAPI社区提供心理健康教育服务。这笔资金的起止期为2023年至2025年。AACS心理健康项目在2021年至2023年期间也得到了CSF草根机构基金的支持。

UCA WAVES' partner organization - St. Louis-based Asian American Civic Scholars (AACS ) is awarded a Grassroots fund from St. Louis County Children’s Service Fund (CSF) to support mental and behavioral health services for children and families in St. Louis County. The funding will be used to support the AACS mental health initiative’s mission of providing mental health education services in the AAPI community in the county. This funding will support the initiative in 2023 to 2025. The AACS mental health initiative was also supported between 2021 and 2023 through CSF grassroots program.