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Kaleidoscope | Spring 2021
Reflections of Diverse Views on Mental Health Equity
Premiere Episode: Recorded on Thursday, May 20, 2021, 1:00 p.m. PST (2 MT/ 3 MT/ 4 ET)
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The beauty of a Kaleidoscope comes from the ever-changing sequence of diverse and complex patterns created by multiple individual elements that reflect their piece of the full beauty in relation to each other. But, you can only see this beauty if you invest in holding it up to the light and looking inside with great focus. It is only by shining light on the unique individual shapes, and how they connect to one another as a whole, that you can truly experience the beauty of the dancing and reeling colors and shapes to full effect. These connections and reflections have inspired the name of ECPG’s newest live streaming program.
We hope you’ll join us for the Premiere Episode of Kaleidoscope on Thursday, May 20, 2021 during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, when our guests will be:

Dr. Victoria Chau, PhD, MPH
Office of Behavioral Health Equity
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Dr. Tam Dinh, Commissioner
WA State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs
Program Director, St. Martin’s University Social Work Program

Timothy Fong, MD
Co-Director, UCLA Gambling Studies Program
Director, UCLA Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship
Resources
- SAMHSA’s Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month Blog Post: One size does not fit all: Appreciating the diversity of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs) and the Implications for Mental Health: https://blog.samhsa.gov/2021/05/25/appreciating-diversity-asian-americans-native-hawaiians-pacific-islanders
- SAMHSA’s behavioral health equity page: https://www.samhsa.gov/behavioral-health-equity
- SAMHSA AANHPI webpage: https://www.samhsa.gov/behavioral-health-equity/aanhpi
- SAMHSA’s National Network to Eliminate Disparities in Behavioral Health (NNED): https://nned.net/
- NNED May 2020 Virtual Roundtable on COVID-19 and Implications for Asian Pacific Islanders: https://share.nned.net/2020/04/communities-respond-to-covid-19-implications-for-apis/
- President’s Memorandum: Condemning and Combating Racism, Xenophobia, and Intolerance Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/29/2021-02073/condemning-and-combating-racism-xenophobia-and-intolerance-against-asian-americans-and-pacific