title: Exploring the role of ethnic media and the community readiness to combat stigma attached to mental illness among Vietnamese immigrants: the pilot project Tam An (Inner Peace in Vietnamese).
abstract: Vietnamese Americans are at high risk for developing mental health disorders due to multiple risk factors such as trauma and acculturative stress. However, the utilization of mental health services has been low. The pilot project Tam An was implemented to raise mental health awareness by engaging community resources in the Vietnamese population. Informed by the Community Readiness Model and through local ethnic media sources, messages to destigmatize mental health and promote the willingness to initiate mental health treatment were presented. Using an exploratory perspective, findings from focus group data suggest that the project improved the community's stage of readiness.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, 95192, USA, meekyung.han@sjsu.edu.
authors.forename: Meekyung
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Lien
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Anton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010565:Persuasive Communication; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011845:Radio; D057545:Social Stigma; D013240:Stereotyping; D014744:Vietnam / Q000208:ethnology