Sep 7, 2020
A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:
September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Unfortunately, suicide is a very real issue for the Asian American community. According to the Office of Minority Health, in 2017 the leading cause of death in young Asian Americans in the US was suicide. My guest on this episode of Talking Taiwan is passionate about promoting emotional wellness and a prevention model for mental health.
Dr. Eunice Yuen is, a child and adult psychiatrist who specializes in Asian American mental health. She sat down to speak to me about the stigma of mental health and the reluctance of Asian Americans to seek help. Dr. Yuen noted that prevention through mindfulness of emotional wellness are especially important for teenagers and young adults, which is the age at which mental illness often first manifests.
Dr. Yuen is working on an innovative tool called CHATogether that helps to resolve conflicts between Asian American parents and children. More than ever, tools like CHATogether are useful to address heightened child-parent conflicts during COVID-19, and discussions about racism. Please note that any of the advice or content shared in the episode is not meant to be taken as medical advice or psychiatric treatment.
Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:
Related Links:
Dr. Eunice Yuan’s bio: https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/eunice_yuen/
CHATogether website: https://yale.edu/chatogether/
CHATogether Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CHATogetherWithUs/
CHATogether Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRX2Nzv65ekzHikAaiyG6YQ
QR Code to connect to Cchatogether on social media:
A bio of Augusto Boal, the Brazilian dramatist who created the Theatre of the Oppressed:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Augusto-Boal
An article about Theater of Oppressed in medical education:
http://www.ijme.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1909-5.pdf
Yale School of Medicine Magazine article about CHATogether: https://medicine.yale.edu/news/yale-medicine-magazine/chating-about-problems-before-they-turn-toxic/
Woodblock press article about CHATogether: https://www.woodblock-press.com/asianvoices/chatting-through-vignettes-with-dr-eunice-yuen