心理健康是健康的基础。
Mental health is fundamental to health.
它与我们所有的人都有关，而不只是那些有严重问题的人。它涉及你和我，以及我们如何处理自己的心理健康……它是一种能够与他人发展及维持和谐幸福关系的能力。
It is about all of us, it’s about those with serious problems but it’s also about you and me and how we deal with our own mental health… It is the ability to develop and maintain fulfilling relationships with other people.
David Satcher 医生，前任美国联邦医生发言人，与NAMI的一段采访
Dr. David Satcher, former United States Surgeon General, in an interview with NAMI
然而……对于我们社区里的许多人而言，寻求帮助仍很困难。
However… finding help is still difficult for many in our communities.
在对拉丁裔和亚裔美国人的一项研究中，首次对亚裔美国人进行了流行病学调查，发现在患有精神疾病的亚裔美国人当中，只有百分之二十五的患者曾接受过精神卫生服务
Only 25% of Asian-Americans with any psychiatric disorder used mental health services according to the National Latino and Asian American Study, the first national epidemiological survey of Asian-Americans in the United States.
(Lee et al., 2014)
从世界范围的华裔社区看，语言障碍，服务费用，以及社会对于精神疾病的耻辱感，是导致众多患者无法得到精神卫生服务的重大阻碍。
For Chinese communities everywhere, language barriers, cost of services, and social stigma create significant barriers to accessing important services.
尽管是所谓的“模范少数民族”，但是我们当中的许多人却在承受痛苦。
Despite being labeled as a “model minority,” many of us are suffering.
自杀，是导致年龄介于15至24岁的年轻亚裔美国人和太平洋岛民死亡的罪魁祸首
Suicide is the leading cause of death for young Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders between the ages of 15-24.
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017)
我们需要共同努力来正视我们社区的这个问题。
We need to work together as a community to address this.
我们是附属于麻州大学医学院华裔精神卫生项目的一个行动计划。我们的目标是提供注重于社区的精神卫生方面的文化教育资源，以达到降低耻辱感，鼓励寻求帮助，并创造一个支持性的环境。
为了抗衡耻辱感及推广心理健康，我们正通过不同的媒体平台，创建线上资源，分享侧重于符合当地文化背景的服务，同时我们也鼓励所有的人以文字，录音，录像，艺术品，及其他形式分享他们在心理健康方面的体验和故事。
We are a community-based initiative affiliated with the UMass Chinese Mental Health Program hoping to provide culturally appropriate mental health education and resources with the goal of decreasing stigma, encouraging help-seeking, and fostering a more supportive environment.
In order to fight this stigma and promote mental well-being, we are creating an online resource to highlight local culturally appropriate services and provide a space for individuals to share stories about their mental health experiences.
您的故事具有巨大的力量 YOUR STORY IS POWERFUL
让我们一起向我们的社区证明，心理健康或者说精神卫生问题是真实存在的，并是有可能解决的。我们会将您提供的故事翻译成中英文，然后将这些故事和其他资源发布至我们的微信以及其他社交平台。我们知道语言/文化的障碍，可使您与家人探讨有关心理健康的事变得更加困难。因此，通过分享我们社区成员的真实故事及亲身经历，倾听和转述他们心底的隐秘痛苦和诉求，我们希望鼓励其他感同身受的人寻求帮助或探讨有关心理健康的问题，而不再是默默地独自承受。
Let’s work together to show our communities that mental health is real and that recovery is possible. You do not need to include your name or face if you do not feel comfortable. We will then translate and circulate these stories and resources over our WeChat and other social media platforms. We know that language/cultural barriers can make it hard to talk about mental health within families, so our hope is that amplifying and translating the stories and lived experiences of people from our community will encourage others to seek help instead of suffering in silence.
得到帮助 GET HELP
寻求合适且负担得起的帮助资源是个艰难的挑战。您可能希望找到与您使用相同的语言或明白您的特殊情况的专家。我们已编译一个包括全国与本地资源的目录，以便帮助您和您爱的人得到所需的帮助。
Finding appropriate and affordable resources can be challenging. You may want a specialist who speaks the same language as you or who understands your unique experiences. We have compiled a directory of national and local resources to help you and your loved ones get the help that you need.