Co-author: Mary Shen, MD, MSc

“Did you hear that Xiaomian’s daughter is seeing a therapist?”

“I heard the son of the Nguyens’ family friend tried to overdose at his high school.”

“That family has mental health problems.”

In recent years, you may have heard hushed whispers in your community about the growing mental health crisis in young people. You’re not alone. In the last few years, research shows that mental health issues have become more common among all youth, including Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) youth. A recent report demonstrates that young AAPIs feel that there are barriers preventing them from talking to their parents about their mental health.1 Such barriers are largely due to the stigma of mental illness, including the

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