Film Screening and Discussion: "Try Harder!"

211 Quarry Road,Palo Alto CA 94304

10 May, 2023

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Film Screening and Discussion: Engaging Asian American Youth and Their Families in Quality Mental Health ServicesPart I: Documentary Movie Screening, Try Harder! The kids are stressed out at Lowell High School, San Francisco’s academic pressure cooker. With a majority Asian American student body, high-achieving seniors share their dreams and anxieties about getting into a top university. But is college worth the grind? Part II: Panel Discussion: Engaging Asian American Youth and Their Families in Quality Mental Health Services Research indicates that Asian American youth have similar community rates of mental health problems in comparison to non-Hispanic White youth in the United States. However, Asian Americans are among the least to utilize mental health services, and Asian American youth have a higher level of unmet mental health needs than White youth. For example, Yeh and colleagues (2003) found that 72% of Asian/Pacific Islander at-risk youth had unmet mental health needs compared to 31% of their Non-Hispanic White counterparts. Please join us in examining the reasons for the lack of engagement in mental health services of Asian American youth and their families and explore strategies to enhance their treatment engagement. Panelists: Debbie Lum, Director/ Producer of Try Harder!Dr. Rona Hu, Stanford CARE Director of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesKian Mojabi, A Lowell high school graduate featured in Try Harder!Cathy Zhao, Chief Laughing Officer, Laugh It Out HubModerator: Lisa Kim, Senior Manager, Media Relations, Stanford Health Care, School of MedicineEvent DetailsWhen: May 10th, 2023 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM (PST), Movie Screening 7:10 PM - 8:00 PM (PST), Panel Discussion Where: Join us on the Stanford campus at Hoover Pavilion, 211 Quarry Road, Suite 201, Palo Alto, CA 94304, for the movie screening from 5:30 PM to 7 PM and the panel discussion from 7:10 PM to 8 PM. Free parking is available. This event is sponsored by Stanford Center for Asian Health Research and Education in partnership with Stanford Health Library, the American Medical Women’s Association, and Asian Health Services. We extend our thanks to our community partners Laugh it Out Hub, Stanford Asian Pacific American Alumni Club, and Asian Leaders Alliance.