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*New Jersey Asian American Association for Human Services
**(njaaahs.org) *<http://www.njaaahs.org/>
*presents*

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*"Depression Among Asian Americans: Culture-Specific Prevention and
Intervention Strategies"*****


Sat., April 27, 2013, 9:00AM–4:30PM* *****

*Venue: *Royal Albert’s Palace, <http://royalalbertspalace.com/> 1050 King
Georges Post Road, Edison, New Jersey, 08863 <http://goo.gl/maps/EJiFS>*; (732)
661-1070; info at royalalbertspalace.com****

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An estimated 1 in 10 Americans deals with depression in a given year,
according to the federal Centers for Disease Control. But for Asian
Americans, dealing with depression or any other form of mental illness may
present a particularly difficult set of challenges. Depression may manifest
differently among different Asian American groups. Moderated by the
president of the NJ Psychiatric Association, Vasudev Makhija, MD, this
conference will focus on the prevention and treatment of depression amongthe
4 largest Asian American groups in NJ: South Asian, Chinese, Filipino, and
Korean. Due to the stigma of mental illness and systemic barriers in care,
Asian Americans utilize mental health services at significantly lower rates
than the general population in the U.S. Like all immigrants, Asian
Americans, the majority of whom are foreign-born, experience the stresses
of acculturation and assimilation, which may contribute to their mental
health issues. Using a real-life narrative to examine critical social and
systemic factors that affect Asian American families with mental illness,
the conference will screen "Can" one of the first documentary films (
amongourkin.org) to present the experience of mental illness from an Asian
American perspective. Unlike other major minority groups, Asian Americans
are publicly perceived as the model minority, which presents an inaccurate
picture of their mental and physical health. This public perception often
limits education, prevention, and treatment efforts for mental illness in
these communities.****

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*Registration Fee*:****

*$20.00 per person* (includes conference material and buffet lunch)  *To
register for this event, please click here to pay the $20 registration fee
by PayPal (or download registration
form).*<https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=Z2VQD4X9MP25U>
 *(6 *CEUs for Nurses, Social Workers and Professional Counselors pending*)*
 ****

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*$10.00 for students (ID required at the registration desk) **To register
for this event as a student, please click here to pay the $10 registration
fee. <https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=2ZTKZGHKCKE8A>
*

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For group conference registration of five or more, a discount is available.
Please call 908-400-7254****

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*Agenda*****

*Registration* and Coffee & Bagels  - 8.30AM****

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*Welcome – 9.00AM
Antony Pitchai Stephen <http://njaaahs.org/people.html#directors>, Ph.D.
President and Chair, NJAAAHS,*

Introduction to Conference
Marley Nicolas, MSN, RN, *Vice-President, NJAAAHS
                                           *****

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*Greetings from*:****

Assistant Commissioner* **Lynn
Kovich*<http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dmhs/staff/assistantcomm/>,
M.Ed.****

*Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services,*
*NJ State Department of Health and Human Services.*****

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*Keynote Speech*:****

Kam Man Kenny Kwong, Ph.D., MSW
Assistant Professor, Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, NYC
Chair, Health & Mental Health Field of Practice****

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*Moderators & Panelists Introductions:* Helen Dao, MHH, Advisory Board
Member, NJAAAHS & CEO Dao Consulting Services, Inc.****

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*Depression Among the 4 Major Asian American Groups in NJ*****

*Moderator*: Vasudev Makhija, MD; President, New Jersey
Psychiatric Association****

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*Depression Among South Asians**
*Antony Pitchai Stephen, Ph.D., President, NJAAAHS & Adjunct Professor,
NJCU – Sociology/Anthropology Dept****

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*Depression Among Filipinos*****

Emilie Dearing, MSN, RN, National Asian Pacific American Families Against
Substance Abuse, Los Angeles, CA. ****

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*Depression Among Chinese Americans*
Teddy Chen, Ph.D., LCSW, Director, Mental Health Bridge Program, Charles B.
Wang Community Health Center, NYC****

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*Depression Among Korean Americans**
*Kunsook Bernstein, Ph.D., NP, CASAC, RN,
Associate Professor, Hunter College, NY****

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*Q&A*****

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*Buffet Lunch** (12.30PM and break*)****


*"Can" FILM SCREENING AND PANEL DISCUSSION sponsored by the Korean American
Community Foundation (kacfny.org)
Produced by Light Fish Arts, LLC*

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*1:30PM:  A documentary film, “Can” *(amongourkin.org) (65 min)* by Pearl
Ji-hyon Park*****

What does it take to heal from mental illness? Winner of the 2012 Voice
Award honorable
mention<http://www.samhsa.gov/voiceawards/2012winners.asp#HonorableMentions2012>,
this documentary film depicts a first-person account of 37-year-old Can
Truong, a refugee who was among the millions of boat people who fled
Vietnam, as he searches for healing, dignity and recovery from initially
depression and then bipolar disorder. Over a 12-year period, Can tried more
than 20 different medications, was hospitalized 7 times, and underwent 15
electroconvulsive treatments (ECT). Fighting despair and suicidal impulses,
Can becomes active in the mental health consumer movement, a social and
political effort by people labeled with mental illnesses who believe in
recovery through self-determination and peer support.****

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*Panel Discussion moderated by*
V*asudev Makhija*, MD, President, New Jersey Psychiatric Association****

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*Panelists
*Shin Woo Kim, LMSW; President, Korean American Behavioral Health
Association and Social Worker at Creedmore Psychiatric Institute****

Pearl Ji-hyon Park, Producer/Director, "Can"****

Lawrence H. Yang, Ph.D.; Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Mailman
School of Public Health, Columbia University, NY****

Maggie Luo, MA; Communications and Technical Resources Coordinator, NAMI
NEW JERSEY (naminj.org)

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*Questions & Answers: Open discussion*****

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4.00PM*: Conference Recommendations Led by *Fred Andes, DSW, MPA, LCSW,
LCADC, Associate Professor, Sociology/Anthropology Dept., NJCU*; *Consultant,
NJAAAHS****

*Program Evaluation*****

*(*CEUs for Nurses, Social Workers and Professional Counselors pending*)****
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4.20PM:   Concluding Remarks: Claire Iwatsu, BFA, Board Member****

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*Conference co-sponsored* by:****

   - National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association
   (NAAPIMHA)****
   - National Alliance on Mentally Ill (NAMI)****
   - Philippine Nurses Association of NJ****
   - St. Peter’s University, Center for Personal Development, Jersey City,
   NJ****
   - New Jersey City University, Sociology and Anthropology Department****
   - Param Care Foundation, Edison, New Jersey****
   - Japanese American Citizens League****
   - Pan American Concerned Citizen Action League, Inc. (PACCAL), Jersey
   City, New Jersey****
   - Organization of Chinese Americans****
   - Behavioral Health Associates of Hudson, Union, New Jersey****
   - Iwatsu & Associates****
   - The Friends of Grace Seniors****
   - Bridges to Success Inc. Paterson, New Jersey****
   - Manavi****
   - Nursing Network LLC, Clifton, New Jersey****
   - Hindu American Seva Charities****
   - Muslims Against Hunger****
   - Korean American Behavioral Health Association****
   - New Jersey Asian American Law Enforcement Officers Association****
   - New Associates, LLC****
   - Dao Management Consulting Services, Inc.





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