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More Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders seeking mental health services
Mental health professionals we spoke with say they ve seen an increase in AAPI community members with anxiety due to the pandemic and anti-Asian racism. Author: Christine Pitawanich Updated: 11:31 PM PDT May 18, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. Both the pandemic and increase in anti-Asian racism across the U.S. have been stressful for many Asian Americans. Now more are seeking mental health services.
KGW checked in with three different mental health professionals to get a snapshot of what they’ve been seeing.
From a psychiatrist s perspective
“I have noticed an uptick in general of people seeking mental health treatment,” said Dr. Pia Quimson-Guevarra. She is a psychiatrist in the Portland area.
On March 16, eight people were murdered in Atlanta, six of whom were Asian American womenâHyun Jung Grant, 51, Soon Chung Park, 74, Suncha Kim, 69, Yong Ae Yue, 63, Xiaojie Tan, 49, Daoyou Feng, 44, Paul Andre Michels, 54, and Delaina Ashley Yaun, 33. This was a hate crime against the Asian American community.
Harassment and violence against Asian Americans has increased significantly over the past year nationwide with Stop AAPI Hate gathering reports of 3,795 hate incidents , and Oregon is no exception. It was founded as a whites-only state, with racial exclusionary laws that made it difficult for people of color to live in Oregon well into the 20th century. Then there were the U.Sâs Chinese Exclusion Actsâwhich especially targeted Asian women who were suspected to be sex workers. Today, AAPI citizens make up 4 percent of Oregonâs electorate, and the state has seen an 86 percent growth rate in AAPIâs population since 2000.
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