美国华人联盟心理健康组织 UCA WAVES 总第 27 期

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阅读北卡大学教堂山分校的报道——《博士生Lily Chen为争取青少年心理健康资金做出卓越贡献》

我们很高兴地宣布，UCA WAVES已经从北卡州蓝十字和蓝盾基金会获得了为期三年的65.5万美元的资助，以帮助我们拓展青少年心理健康项目。

这笔资金来自于该基金会的一个特别项目拨款，这个项目总共提供450多万美元的资金，改善北卡罗来纳州青少年心理健康现状——近一半的高中生表示有过绝望的感觉。确保我们的年轻人得到他们需要的支持，过上健康、充实的生活，比以往任何时候都更重要。

WAVES将用这笔资金为青少年提供心理健康急救、自杀预防培训，以及为青少年、父母长辈们、以及退伍军人提供各种支持——包括改善获得心理健康资源的途径，提供健康教育培训，开发青少年适用的心理健康教材，举办青少年心理健康会议，推广人工智能情感支持应用程序等。

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A Webinar scheduled on May 14, Wednesday, 8-9 pm EST with TAAF's Research and Data Manager, Matt Kamibayashi to unpack the first National AANHPI Youth Mental Health Survey results.

More info about the webinar will be coming soon, please visit: https://ucawaves.org/blog/

The webinar is moderated by Justin Chen, MD, MPH, Cornell. Panelists include: Jason Li, MD, UCSF, KU Htoo, BA, a Karen refugee young adult. The webinar is hosted by our WAVES Makers Peggy Wong, RN, PMNHP-BC, and Jennifer Tu, MD, UCA WAVES board member, and psychiatry resident at UCLA Semel Institute. 

2024年12月，亚裔美国人基金会（TAAF）发布《穿透表象：AANHPI青少年心理健康》报告。根据这份报告，30%的亚太裔青少年曾经考虑过自杀，超过半数则有不同程度的抑郁，其中最大的源头来自家庭和自身关于学业、职业的压力……报告揭示了许多令人震惊的数据。

5月14日美东时间晚上8点-9点，WAVES将与TAAF联合举办一个线上讲座，由TAAF的数据和研究经理Matt Kamibayashi为大家详细讲述这份报告，千万别错过！更多详情会在近期公布，请登录WAVES网站查询https://ucawaves.org/blog/

• Visiting three powerful parent peer support and education programs, where passion, skills, and creativity came together to deeply connect with participants.

• A team lunch filled with meaningful conversations.

• A mini-education session, showcasing our mission-driven work.

3月26日，来自Julian Grace基金会的项目负责人Yanelly Villegas，来到北卡，考察了WAVES的项目，与WAVES团队成员进行了深入的交流！

Julian Grace基金会在今年为WAVES提供了为期一年的组织建设资金（Capacity-Building Grant）！这笔资金用于支持我们的WAVES同伴支持小组，WAVES Maker青年团队，以及今年9月即将举办的团建活动。

当天，Yanelly 与WAVES执行长陈健进行一对一的深入交流，之后在陈健的陪同下亲身体验了WAVES正在进行的项目，包括：健康教育项目，同伴互助小组，并和WAVES团队共午餐，分享了各自的经历和故事。阅读完整报道→

What does home mean? - On a small farm in North Carolina, Karen refugees from Burma rebuild their roots — one crop, one memory at a time. 《家，意味着什么？在北卡罗来纳州的一个小农场里，来自缅甸的克伦族难民在这里重建了他们的家园——种植一种作物，收获一个记忆》

This Video is part of the "Identifying AAPI Health Priorities" Research project funded by the Blue Cross NC Foundation. "Karen Refugee Stress and Mental Health Help Seeking" is also the focus of a dissertation research study conducted by Lily Chen, our executive Director and PhD Candidate, the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Nursing. She will defend her dissertation on April 14, Monday. Interested in attending her public defense, please email her at chenjian@unc.edu.

This Video is created by Xiaohua Wang and Jing Chen. Xiaohua Wang is a UCA WAVES NC team member. She is a passionate videographer, motion graphic designer, and photographer. She is a senior student in the School of Journalism and Media at UNC-Chapel Hill in 2025.

本视频是由蓝十字NC基金会资助的“亚太裔健康”研究项目的一部分。“克伦族难民的压力和需求心理健康帮助”也是WAVES执行长和博士候选人，北卡罗来纳大学教堂山护理学院的陈健进行的论文研究的重点，她将在4月14日周一进行论文答辩。如有兴趣参加，请发邮件给她：chenjian@unc.edu。

本视频由UCA WAVES NC团队的汪小花和她的同学Jing Chen共同制作。小花是一位充满激情的摄像师、动态平面设计师和摄影师。她是2025年北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校新闻与媒体学院的一名大四学生。

On March 30th, UCA WAVES’ Pathway for Heroes program hosted a special event for active-duty young service members in Fayetteville, bringing support, connection, and celebration to those who serve our country. We also had the honor of celebrating the birthday of one of our participants!

During the event, we:

• Introduced WAVES and our programs, sharing how we can support them beyond their service.

• Handed out flyers and encouraged participation in our upcoming initiatives.

• Engaged in meaningful conversations, listening to their stories and providing guidance on financial issues, taxes, social relationships, and career planning.

• Welcomed a veteran speaker, who shared valuable advice on transitioning smoothly to civilian life and pursuing future education and career opportunities.

• Enjoyed a great meal together, filled with laughter, support, and connection.

The enthusiasm from our participants was truly inspiring! They had a wonderful time and expressed great interest in our future initiatives. UCA WAVES is committed to standing by our service members, providing the resources and community they need to thrive.

3月30日，UCA WAVES的“英雄之路”项目成员在北卡州费耶特维尔市为年轻现役军人举办了一场特别活动——为其中一位参与者庆祝生日！

活动期间，WAVES成员介绍了我们的“英雄之路”项目，分享我们将如何支持他们，分发传单并鼓励参与我们即将开展的活动；倾听他们的故事，并在财务问题、税收、社会关系和职业规划方面提供指导；还有一位退伍者分享了关于顺利过渡到平民生活以及追求未来教育和职业机会的宝贵建议。大家一起享受了一顿丰盛的晚餐，度过了一段美好的时光，参加活动的年轻军人们对我们的项目表示了极大的兴趣。



我们都希望活得自在、拥有美好关系，但很多模式早已在童年埋下种子。通过一起阅读《原生家庭》这本书，帮助我们看见过去，重新认识和理解自己，带着觉察去生活，迈向更自由更成熟的自己，并且给自己的孩子创造更好的内心成长环境

✅ 带领老师精准提炼核心问题，引导深入思考

✅ 参与者畅所欲言，分享真实感受与成长经历

✅ 互相赋能，从彼此的故事中汲取智慧与启发

这不仅仅是一次阅读，更是一场自我觉察与成长的旅程。书中的价值在对话中被放大，每一位领读者都是最亮的那一束光，每个参加者都在收获新知、突破局限、迈向更轻松的自己。

Since early March, nearly ten members of the Chapel Hill Peer Support Group have walked together through six sessions—a journey of exploring intimate relationships. From the generational patterns and unspoken emotions between us and our parents, to the expectations and understanding shared with our children, and then to the beginnings of love and the joys and regrets within marriage, each conversation has been deeply moving.

Some shed tears while speaking of their fathers. Others saw, perhaps for the first time, how they appear in the eyes of their children. Still others were touched when revisiting the early days of their marriage, realizing: “We’ve truly been through so much—both warmth and pain.”

Each session has been an experience of deep self-awareness—marked by tears, reflection, and moments of rediscovering strength within our relationships.

This is an intimate and honest space—safe, open, and real. Here, we talk about family, love, and everything in between. In the next four sessions, we’ll continue exploring stories of marriage: what we’ve gained, what we long for, and the experiences and connections we hold within friendships and broader human relationships.

—— by Yiqi Zheng

在过去的一个月里，Cary Peer Support Group 为伙伴们提供了一个安全、信任和尊重的空间，大家真诚分享，深入探讨原生家庭对个人成长的影响，释放内心压抑，收获疗愈。同时，我们认识到，治愈过去需要觉察和接纳，通过自我成长调整负面信念，专注当下，迎向未来。

在亲子关系的梳理中，伙伴们发现自己常被恐惧、焦虑和担忧驱动，而未来，我们将学习从爱、欣赏和肯定中养育孩子，也重塑自己。正如歌德所说，孩子需要“根”来获得归属感，也需要“翅膀”去自由翱翔。小组的伙伴们正走在共同成长的路上，生根、展翅，成为更好的自己，也给予孩子更美好的未来。

——by 江蕾

Over the past two months, WAVES has been actively engaging with the local community in Cary and Morrisville, North Carolina. From February to March, we successfully hosted five mental health-related lectures, all of which were well-received and reflected our commitment to supporting emotional and psychological well-being.

As we move into April, we’ve expanded our focus to include physical health education. We’re excited to share that the first lecture in this new series was recently held, led by Anne, a business expert and dedicated WAVES volunteer.

The event was lively, engaging, and highly interactive. Community members participated enthusiastically, sharing their thoughts and questions around health and wellness. Anne guided the audience through a systematic and insightful discussion, covering essential topics such as:

 • Healthy lifestyle habits

 • Balanced nutrition

 • Chronic disease prevention and management

This session delivered practical, actionable tips and offered a clear, structured approach to improving physical health, empowering attendees to take proactive steps toward overall wellness.

感谢北卡维克郡Live Well Wake的资金支持，我们得以启动这个为亚太裔社区中老年人提供的双语健康教育项目。

2-3月，我们在北卡州凯瑞和Morrisville总共举办了5场与心理健康相关的讲座，广获好评，4月，我们开始了与身体健康相关的讲座。4月的第一场讲座由WAVES团队义工，营业学专家Anne Zheng主讲，现场气氛热烈，互动积极，大家对健康都有自己的观点和困惑，通过讲解和讨论，从健康生活方式、均衡饮食、慢病防控的知识、理念入手，进行了系统性的筛选和梳理，干货满满。

Since March 2025, the "Peer Support Program for LGBTQ+ AAPI Youth and Families", funded by the North Carolina Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services (DMHDDSAS), has officially launched. This program focuses on providing peer support, mental health education, and mental health first aid training (MHFA) to LGBTQ+ young persons and their families within the Asian American community. During the planning phase, the project team actively engaged with local organizations in the RTP are to establish partnerships. Two peer support group sessions are scheduled for May (Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month) and June (Pride Month) respectively. Please stay tuned. Contact Krystal.zhang@ucawaves.org for any questions.

自2025年3月起，由北卡罗来纳州心理健康、发育障碍及物质滥用服务局（DMHDDSAS）资助的“亚裔性少数群体同伴支持项目”正式启动。该项目重点关注亚裔社区中的性少数青少年及其家庭，提供同伴支持、心理健康教育及心理急救培训等服务。项目团队在筹备阶段积极联络北卡三角区本地机构，拓展合作资源，并计划于5月（亚裔传统文化月）和6月（性少数骄傲月）分别举办两场同伴支持小组活动。敬请持续关注。如有任何疑问，请联系：Krystal.zhang@ucawaves.org

Our MHFA research manuscript "Evaluating culturally adapted MHFA training in immigrant Chinese Americans", was accepted for podium presentation by the American Association of College of Nursing ACE Symposium. The study is supported by the National Council for Mental Health Wellbeing Doctoral Student Grant awarded to Lily Chen.

我们的MHFA研究稿件《评估华裔移民MHFA培训的文化适应性》，被美国护理学院协会ACE研讨会接受作为演讲报告。这项研究得到了颁发给陈健的国家心理健康委员会博士生基金的支持。

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