Project Grant H79FG001016

PROVIDING CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE TRAUMA-INFORMED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS OF ANTI-ASIAN HATE AND VIOLENCE IN ALAMEDA COUNTY. - ASIAN HEALTH SERVICES' PROPOSED PROJECT AIMS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES TO SURVIVORS OF ANTI-ASIAN HATE AND VIOLENCE WITH A FOCUS ON TRAUMA-INFORMED MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND PATIENT EMPOWERMENT. KEY INTERVENTIONS INCLUDE: PROVIDING TRAUMA-INFORMED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, WRAPAROUND CARE, CULTURAL HEALING OPPORTUNITIES, SENIOR ESCORT PROGRAM, COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATION WITH OTHER VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS, PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS, AND YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES. THE PROJECT SEEKS TO PROMOTE CROSS-RACIAL SOLIDARITY THROUGH PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS AND YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES. THROUGH THE ASIAN-BLACK RACIAL HEALING PROJECT, AHS WILL PARTNER WITH WEST OAKLAND HEALTH COUNCIL TO IDENTIFY ATTITUDES AND PERCEPTIONS ABOUT RACE, CRIME, AND VIOLENCE-AND DEVELOP SHARED INTERVENTIONS ROOTED IN CULTURE, RESPECT, AND PUBLIC HEALTH. THE PROJECT AIMS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES TO AT LEAST 100 PATIENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS IN ALAMEDA COUNTY AFFECTED BY ANTI-ASIAN HATE, VIOLENCE, OR CRIME WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF FUNDING. THE PROJECT'S SUCCESS RELIES ON ITS ABILITY TO PROVIDE SERVICES, FORGE ALLIANCES WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS, AND PROMOTE CROSS-RACIAL SOLIDARITY. AHS' TARGET POPULATION CONSISTS OF ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLAND (AAPI) COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY ANTI-ASIAN HATE INCIDENTS AND VIOLENCE. AHS' PROPOSED PROJECT AIMS TO (1) PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES TO SURVIVORS OF ANTI-ASIAN HATE AND VIOLENCE, WITH A FOCUS ON TRAUMA-INFORMED MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND PATIENT EMPOWERMENT; (2) IMPLEMENT VIOLENCE PREVENTION INITIATIVES, INCLUDING A SENIOR ESCORT PROGRAM AND FORGING ALLIANCES WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS; AND (3) PROMOTE CROSS-RACIAL SOLIDARITY THROUGH PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS AND YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES. FOR GOAL #1, THE MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES ARE: (A) PROVIDE TRAUMA-INFORMED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO AT LEAST 100 PATIENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS AFFECTED BY ANTI-ASIAN HATE, VIOLENCE, OR CRIME WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF FUNDING; (B) PROVIDE WRAPAROUND CARE TO AT LEAST 100 PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, INCLUDING CASE MANAGEMENT, REFERRALS, EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND SYSTEMS NAVIGATION SERVICES WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF FUNDING; (C) DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE A CULTURALLY COMPETENT SUPPORT GROUP CURRICULUM TO AT LEAST 50 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS, AND OTHER PARTNERS WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF FUNDING; AND (D) OFFER CULTURAL HEALING OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS YOGA, TAI CHI, MEDITATION, AND MORE IN MULTIPLE ASIAN LANGUAGES TO AT LEAST 100 INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF FUNDING. FOR GOAL #2, THE MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES ARE: (A) IMPLEMENT A SENIOR ESCORT PROGRAM AND PAIR AT LEAST 50 SENIORS IMPACTED BY ANTI-ASIAN VIOLENCE WITH TRAINED COMMUNITY ADVOCATES WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF FUNDING; AND (B) IMPROVE COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATION WITH OTHER VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS, INCLUDING LAW ENFORCEMENT, CITY OF OAKLAND'S DEPARTMENT OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION, AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THE CONVENING OF AT LEAST 5 MEETINGS OR EVENTS WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF FUNDING. FOR GOAL #3, THE MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES ARE: (A) PARTNER WITH WEST OAKLAND HEALTH ON THE ASIAN-BLACK RACIAL HEALING PROJECT AND IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION AND DEVELOP INTERVENTION TOOLS ON VIOLENCE PREVENTION, MENTAL HEALTH, AND HEALING STRATEGIES WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF FUNDING; (B) CREATE A CENTRAL HUB THAT PROMOTES PUBLIC HEALTH AND RACIAL JUSTICE BY SHARING IMPACT STORIES, BEST PRACTICES, TOOLS, LESSONS LEARNED, AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO INFORM INTERVENTIONS, POLICIES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND MORE; AND (C) EXPAND THE YOUTH PROGRAM CROSS CULTURAL SOLIDARITY COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR AAPI YOUTH TO DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF CROSS-CULTURAL ISSUES AND TOPICS IMPACTING THE BLACK AND ASIAN COMMUNITY AS WELL AS PROMOTE HEALING FROM INTERGENERATIONAL TRAUMA, REACHING AT LEAST 50 YOUTH WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF FUNDING.