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美国华人联盟心理健康组织 UCA WAVES 总第 21 期 | |
A season of Thankfulness！
WAVES预祝大家感恩节快乐！
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亲爱的朋友们，在这个充满喜乐的季节里，UCA WAVES 特别感恩与你们的相遇、结缘，共同掀起关注华裔精神健康的浪潮。感恩与你们一起努力的每一天！祝福你们平安康乐，幸福相随！
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Dear friends and families, as we celebrate this Thanksgiving holiday, UCA WAVES would like to thank you for your generous and continued support. We are so grateful for your friendship, partnership, participation and engagement as we make the big splash on mental health awareness among the AAPI communities. UCA WAVES wishes you and your loved ones a happy, healthy and blessed Thanksgiving holiday! | | |
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WAVES Awarded Wake County Mini Grant!
好消息！UCA WAVES 获得维克郡一个基金拨款
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WAVES最近向HealthLit4Wake Mini- grant Funding RFP提出的拨款申请获得批准，入选2025年春季Mini- Grant奖！
有了这笔9,495美元的资金，我们将持续在北卡Cary and Morrisville开展心理健康讲座，普及健康卫生知识，进一步促进公共卫生的公平性。
WAVES's recent grant application to the HealthLit4Wake Mini-Grant Funding RFP got approved and has been selected for the Spring 2025 Mini Grant Awards!
With $9495 in rewarded funding, we will continue hosting mental health seminars in Cary and Morrisville, furthering our shared commitment to health literacy and equity.
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WAVES at 2024 Taste of China Festival
UCA WAVES 参加2024北卡中华美食节
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11月2日，WAVES参加了2024年北卡三角区“中华美食文化节“，和大家一起分享美食，同时为提高社区心理健康意识做宣传推广，见到了很多新老朋友，做手工，和大家一起踢毽子，度过了非常开心和有意义的一天。
北卡州议员Maria Cervania, 北卡维克郡（Wake County ）的常务经理（Deputy manager） Duane Holder ；凯瑞老人中心经理（Cary senior center manager）Brett Moraes；Healing Transition经理Justin Garrity等人都受邀来到我们WAVES的摊位，和我们的义工们在积极推动社区心理健康的工作方面做了更深入的交流。
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北卡维克郡常务经理Duane Holder 在开幕式上用中文致辞，引来热烈掌声。(视频录像、编辑：华e生活主编毛光勇)
Invited by UCA WAVES, Wake County Deputy Manager Duane Holder made a speech in Chinese at the 2024 Taste of China opening ceremony. （Video recording and editing by HuaeLife editor Guangyong Mao）
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We were thrilled to participate in the 2024 Taste of China Festival, where we not only celebrate the rich culinary heritage of Chinese culture but also promote an essential cause: Mental Health Awareness. Food brings people together, and we believe it’s a perfect platform to start conversations about mental health. Through engaging activities and delicious dishes, we highlighted the importance of Mental Wellness and fostered a supportive community.
We enjoyed amazing food with all the participants, shared mental health resources, and discussed how we can support one another. Let’s break the stigma and create a space where everyone feels heard and valued. Together, we can make a difference!
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WAVES at NAMI NC Annual Conference
WAVES出席全国精神健康联盟北卡州年度会议
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NAMI NC年会于11月8日至9日在北卡罗来纳州格林斯博罗举行，以庆祝其成立40周年！UCA WAVES的创始执行长陈健，杜克医学院教授、UCA WAVES志愿者研究员林宝华应邀在其中一个会议上发表演讲，主题为“打破AAPI社区关于心理健康话题的沉默”。
她们谈到为AAPI社区提供的服务和活动，分享了在北卡州三角区对亚裔美国人群体所做的一个心理健康差异研究的主要研究成果，提出亚太裔社区在精神卫生服务和研究方面的代表性不足。听众对演讲非常感兴趣，并希望了解更多关于UCA WAVES将采取的下一步措施。NAMI维克郡的一位代表提出，想为我们正在制作的反映亚裔心理健康的纪录片（无声的战争：亚裔美国人对心理健康的看法）举办一场观影礼。
UCA WAVES的成员也借此机会向其他同侪团体学习。Krystal Zhang分别参加了两个关于“服务处于心理健康危机中的年轻人”和“如何建立文化响应关怀”的讲座，希望能获取一些经验，来扩大UCA WAVES的青年同伴支持小组。
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The NAMI NC Annual conference was held in Greensboro, NC on 11/8-9 to celebrate its 40th anniversary! Lily Chen, the founding executive director of UCA WAVES along with Dr. Pao-hwa Lin, a Professor from Duke University Medical Center and one of the UCA WAVES Volunteer Researchers were invited to speak at one of the sessions.
In their presentation titled Breaking Silences in Mental Health in AAPI Communities, they shared the services and activities that they have dedicated to the AAPI communities, along with the key research findings from a study of mental health disparity among Asian Americans in the RTP area. The AAPI communities are underrepresented in both mental health services and research. The audience was very interested in the presentation and wanted to know more about the next steps that UCA WAVES will take. A representative from NAMI Wake County graciously offered to host a screening of our documentary-in-making (Silent War: Asian American Reckonings with Mental Health) in the future.
Apart from the presentation, UCA WAVES members took the chance to learn from other peer groups. Krystal Zhang, who is interested in expanding the youth peer support group in UCA WAVES, attended two talks on serving at-risk youth and building culturally responsive care respectively.
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WAVES Serving Veterans
WAVES 为退伍和现役军人们提供支持服务
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UCA WAVES always prioritizes serving our communities in need wherever they are and supporting veterans and active-duty service members, families, and children is no exception. Our volunteers, who are members of the active duty and veterans family, have provided vital resources and fostered a strong community network in Fayetteville, North Carolina—home to the largest U.S. Army base. The WAVES team is dedicated to helping veterans successfully transition to civilian life and supporting active-duty personnel throughout their military journey.
Our initiatives include a range of meaningful activities and events, such as:
1. Weekly delivery of homemade meals
2. Personalized birthday celebrations and party planning
3. Cultural events that bring the community together
4. Outdoor activities like picnics and soccer games
Looking ahead, we’re excited to expand our support by offering additional patches to military members next year, symbolizing our commitment to honoring their service. Through these projects and valued partnerships, UCA WAVES is building lasting impacts and ensuring those who serve our country feel recognized, cared for, and supported in every way possible.
UCA WAVES始终优先为有需要的社区服务，包括支持退伍军人和现役军人、家庭和儿童。WAVES退伍军人支持项目的志愿者来自现役军人和退伍军人的家庭，在美国最大的陆军基地北卡罗来纳州的费耶特维尔建立了一个强大的社区网络，致力于帮助退伍军人成功过渡到平民生活，并在整个军事旅程中支持现役人员。
我们规划了一系列富有深远意义的活动与事件，具体包括：
1. 每周供应精心烹制的自制餐食
2. 量身定制的生日庆典与派对策划服务
3. 促进社区团结一致的文化交流活动
4. 野餐、足球赛等户外团建项目
我们将于明年进一步拓宽支持范围，为军人提供更多专属徽章，以此象征我们对他们服务的崇高敬意与坚定承诺。凭借这些项目与宝贵的合作伙伴关系，UCA WAVES正持续发挥着深远的影响，并确保那些为国家奉献力量的人们能够深切感受到认可、关怀与全方位的支持。
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听一听退役海军陆战队飞行员加勒特·比斯的Ted演讲。
"...他通过个人经历坦率地谈到了重新融入平民生活的挑战，揭示了一个经常被忽视的现实：退伍军人离开军队时所经历的深刻的失落感..."
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Listen to a retired Marine Corps Pilot Garret Biss’s powerful Ted Talk.
“…His personal journey and the rawness with which he discusses the challenges of reintegration into civilian life shed light on a reality that is often overlooked: the profound sense of loss veterans experience when they leave the service..."
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WAVES advocates for AAPI community by hosting a community conversation
WAVES将组织一场社区对话为亚裔社区发声
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On Nov 13, Lily Chen attended NC Wake County Community Health Needs Assessment Steering Committee Meeting to advocate for AAPI community. The right picture shows that Lily was with the other Wake County steering committee members at the event.
11月13日，Lily Chen出席了北卡维克郡社区卫生需求评估指导委员会会议，为亚太裔社区发声。右图显示，她与委员会的成员们在活动中合影。
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Asian Americans are very underreported
Only 2.3% AAPI community participated in the NC Wake County community survey despite making up 8.8% of the county population. UCA WAVES is hosting a community conversation with diverse Asian American community members who are working closely with the county survey team on Nov. 20.
亚裔美国人的数据严重缺失
只有2.3%的亚太裔参加了北卡维克郡社区调查，而亚裔人口占全郡人口的8.8%。UCA WAVES将于11月20日举办一场社区对话，由不同的亚裔美国人社区成员与郡调查小组共同参与。
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A Heartwarming Event: Bridging Physical and Mental Health
温情义诊，心理守护——一场暖心的健康盛会
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11月2日，一场充满温情与关爱的义诊活动在华人社区举行，由北美华人医师联盟联合橄榄树基金会、南北卡商会、北卡三角华裔临床医师协会共同举办。这次活动特别为没有保险或英文非母语的社区成员提供帮助，吸引了众多家庭前来咨询与体检。然而，这不仅仅是一场身体健康的检查，更是一次心理健康的守护。
UCA WAVES的执行长Lily Chen和北卡心理咨询师Grace He在活动中，强调了青少年心理健康的重要性，呼吁大家共同努力去破除心理健康的偏见，并大声疾呼“心病也需良药”。她们现场介绍了许多公益心理资源，包括危机热线、暖线，心理急救员培训，以及相关的社区资源。
On November 2, the Alliance of North American Chinese Physicians (ANACP), OllieTree Foundation, and RTP Chinese American Physician Association hosted a free clinic, opening its doors to individuals without insurance or for whom English is not a first language. The event provided not only essential medical services but also an unexpected and much-needed focus on mental health, making it a truly holistic health initiative.
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During the event, UCA WAVES Executive Director Lily Chen and Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate Grace He delivered a powerful message on the importance of youth mental health. They passionately advocated for the destigmatization of mental health struggles, encouraging open conversations about psychological well-being. | |
Lily attended NC Wake County Behavioral Health Summit
WAVES执行长陈健参加了北卡维克郡行为健康峰会
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11月6日，UCA WAVES执行长陈健参加了北卡维克郡行为健康峰会。她说：“这绝对是最有价值的会议之一，与维克县的许多心理健康领域的相关者联系在一起，从我以前的医护同僚到维克县的领导们，以及各种我们特别需要的各种专家，从课程开发到亚太裔专业知识等。当地资源对于帮助我们建立同伴支持计划至关重要。”
On Nov. 6th, UCA WAVES executive director Lily Chen attended the Wake County Behavioral Health Summit. She said: "It was absolutely one of the most valuable conferences connecting with so many Wake County mental health stakeholders from my former clinical network to Wake County leadership, to much-needed experts from curriculum development to AAPI expertise. Local resources are critical in helping build our peer support program."
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Updates on the Documentary Film Silent War
纪录片《沉默的战争》 进入最后的剪辑阶段
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在WAVES的大力支持下，获奖纪录片导演常昌富教授（Changfu Chang）和他的团队继续在辛勤而艰苦地创作纪录片《沉默的战争》。这部纪录片揭示了亚裔美国人社区的心理健康危机。《沉默的战争》团队走访过华盛顿，芝加哥，波士顿，加拿大等地，倾听纪录亚裔美国人讲述自己故事。
Supported by WAVES, Award-winning documentary filmmaker Professor Changfu Chang and his devoted team continued working on Silent War, a documentary shedding light on the mental health crisis in the Asian American community. The Silent War team traveled across the world in the past two years to film, giving Asian Americans a space to tell their stories.
目前，导演常昌富教授和他的团队正在完成最后的制作部分，重拍一些片段，增加一些额外的采访内容；制作影片的配乐；申请音乐和档案材料的版权，并且正在编辑粗剪的“最终版本”（在电影发送给制作工厂的编辑之前，将完成最后阶段，包括色彩分级，音频美化，动作和图形设计等）。
Now Changfu and his team are wrapping up the production part of Silent War. Specifically, a couple of freelancers are hired to film (in some cases, re-shoot) additional short interviews and b-roll/footage; a music director is brought to the production and discussions on the music are ongoing; requests are being made for rights to music and archival materials, and the "final version" of the rough cut is being edited (before the film is sent to the editor at the production facility who will complete the final phases including color grading, audio sweetening, motion and graphics design).
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Upcoming event - Improve Youth AAPI Mental Health
12月14日提高亚太裔青年心理健康的活动预告
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UCA WAVES and NCAAT are cohosting a hybrid seminar to address the mental health issues among AAPI communities in RTP area. The tentative date of this event is December 14, 10:30am to 3:30pm.
The aims of the event are:
1) Raise awareness of mental well-being among young AANHPI residing in the US.
2) Share lived experiences of individuals and call for mental health advocacy among youth.
3) Provide self-help toolkit for handling interfamilial and generational traumas.
We have invited mental health scholars and professionals to speak at the event. Our target audience is AAPI youth, aged 14+, mainly high schoolers, college students, and young professionals.
为了在北卡三角区更好地倡导亚太裔青年的心理健康议题，UCA WAVES 和 NCAAT 将联手举办一个为期半天的线上线下混合型研讨会。活动日期暂定为 12 月 14 日上午 10:30 至下午 3:30。
活动的目的是:
1) 提高居住在美国的亚非裔美国人对心理健康的认识。
2) 分享个人的生活经历，呼吁在年轻人中倡导心理健康
3) 提供处理家庭间和代际创伤的自助工具包。我们已邀请心理健康学者和专业人士在活动中发言。
我们的目标受众是 14 岁以上的亚太裔青少年，主要是高中生、大学生和年轻专业人士。
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Explore Mental Health Toolkit
心理健康工具箱
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每年，3至17岁的年轻人中有五分之一面临心理健康挑战。一半的精神疾病始于14岁，到24岁时，这一数字增加到75%。近年来，全美平均每年约有1100起校园自杀事件。
许多亚裔美国年轻人与心理健康问题作斗争，但他们往往得不到所需的支持或帮助。为了应对这些挑战，Breaking Silences 团队共同开发了一个“心理健康工具箱”网站，点击阅读——
《心理健康工具箱”，解决亲子关系的深层问题》
Learn evidence-based socio-emotional skills to improve relationships with your children and have conversations about mental health.
Unlock the ultimate toolkit for Asian American families to enhance parent-child relationships. This resource offers culturally tailored advice on effective communication, balancing traditional values with modern parenting, and overcoming common challenges. Empower your family with practical strategies for building lasting, meaningful connections.
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Mental Health First Aid Training Monthly Update
精神健康急救员培训月度更新
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你身边有朋友、同事甚至家人有过情绪低落、心情抑郁的吗？你听说过有人好好的忽然就抑郁了，甚至没有任何征兆就忽然自杀了的吗？其实这些人曾经一再发出求救信号，可是很多人因为不了解，所以听不到也看不到这些求救信号。
UCA WAVES联合 MHACC 在2023-2024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。
这个免费的培训可以帮助我们学习有关精神健康的知识。通过学习，可以及早接收到这些求救信号，及早发现症状，并学习怎样有效帮助身边的人以及自己社区的人。名额有限，请大家报名从速。
从2024年初截至10月底，共计350人已成功完成培训，恭喜他们！
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".
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.
So far in 2024, a total of 350 people have completed training! Congratulations !!
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Important Mental Health Resource
有用的心理健康资源
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WAVES Members' Corner
WAVES 大家庭日常花絮
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心理健康互助群 WAVES Village 每日一得精选
Thoughts of the day from WAVES Village
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为了服务更多家庭，广泛传播心理健康知识和正向沟通方式，WAVES 项目于2023年的2/18正式推出WAVES Village 微信心理成长互助平台，为华人社区提供一个倾听陪伴支持的安全空间，缓解焦虑，提供信息和资源。
WAVES 小浪花义工团队目前有超过60位义工。
每日一得是互助群正在进行的一个项目。志愿者每天在微信群里分享关于心理健康的心得。
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In order to serve more families and widely spread mental health knowledge and positive communication methods, WAVES Project officially launched the WAVES Village WeChat peer support group on February 18, 2023, to provide a safe space for the Chinese community to listen, accompany, and support, relieve anxiety, and provide information and resources.
The WAVES Volunteer team currently has 60+ volunteers.
Thoughts of the Day is one of the ongoing WAVES Village programs. Volunteers post messages to promote mental wellness on the WeChat group.
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今日分享杨绛先生的一段话：”每个人都会有一段异常艰难的时光，生活的窘迫，工作的失意，爱的惶惶不可终日，挺过来的人，人生就会豁然开朗；挺不过来的，时间也会教你怎样与它们握手言和，所以，不必害怕。”
生活会有各种不如意，不顺利，但岁月在给予我们苦难的同时，也随之增加了一些清醒与冷静。如果苦难无法避免，那就努力笑对，相信凡事发生，皆有利于我，所有经历，皆为成长。
——From Ivy
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再学习！成为更好的自己，更好地服务社区
Inspired to become a mental health social worker!
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Congratulations to our WAVES Makers, WAVES Coordinator, and passionate young advocate, Elaine Wang for being accepted as a Master of Social Work at NYU student and starting in Jan 2025!
恭喜WAVES青年成员, WAVES项目协调员Elaine Wang被纽约大学社会工作硕士录取，并将于2025年1月入学！
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促进亲子关系，建立健康生活方式
Improve parent-child relationship and wellness
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WAVES成员Yan(Laura) Wu和她16岁的儿子, WAVES青年成员Sam Han一起参加了在北卡罗利举办的城市马拉松1万米跑步比赛，都在1个小时左右完成了比赛，获得奖牌。“我和儿子打赌看谁能赢得这场比赛，结果我输了，但是比赢了更开心。” Yan说。
Nov 3rd, WAVES Member Yan （Laura） Wu and her son, WAVES Maker Sam Han joined the City of Oaks Marathorn 10k race together in Raleigh, NC. They both finished in around 1 hour and got the finishing medals. " I bet with my son to see who would win the game. I lost, but I am much happier than I won." Yan said.
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