Organizers say they’re seeing a dramatic increase of people seeking mental health support in the Asian American community.
Six questions to askmake a safety planSunabe, who works as an intake coordinator for the program, says in its first week, they had 14 applicants. Now they’ve seen more than 50.
She says nearly 50% of those who have reached out to Changing Tides have been in such distress that they’ve considered suicide.“I’ve spoken to so many young people since November and it’s been really striking how much anxiety and depression is being experienced,” Sunabe laments. Yonemura, the outreach coordinator, says that’s why Changing Tides has built a network of culturally-sensitive therapists who may know personally what their clients are experiencing.
There’s still a need for more therapists who know first-hand the Asian American experience, according to Yonemura. And he says the community is still struggling. Sunabe attributes part of that to what studies have shown is a sharp increase in AAPI hate incidents since the beginning of the pandemic.
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