San Francisco Bay Area Chinese Community Depression Education Project

三藩市灣區華人社區憂鬱症教育計劃

Principal Investigator: Rose Wong, MPA, MSW/LCSW, PhD
Project Founded: January, 2013
Contact: Rose.Wong@csueastbay.edu or BayAreaChinese@csueastbay.edu
Purpose: Contribute to reducing the burden of depression, suicide and mental illness among Chinese American immigrants and their families by developing culturally sensitive Chinese and English assessment and educational materials that support community and primary care based approaches to outreach, linkage to care, and intervention.
Research Approach: Community-based participatory projects involving close collaboration with community professionals and community members.

Give Your Input

2013-14 Project: Videos, Brochures with Symptom Checklist, Posters

Read or hear the following news reports about our project: NPR, CSUEB News Blog, Sing Tao Daily, & Epoch Times.

Current Activity

Disseminate educational materials to primary care clinics and community organizations in Chinese communities across the U.S.
Design research to validate symptom checklists and evaluate effectiveness of materials.
Design 2014-15 PROJECT and identify potential funding for it.

Materials for Teens

Materials for Adults

Materials for Older Adults

Materials for All Age Groups

Funders

Project Team

Lead Researchers

Rose Wong, MPA, MSW, PhD, Assistant Professor, California State University, East Bay
Nancy Lim-Yee, MSW, LCSW, Program Director, Chinatown Child Development Center, S.F. Dept. of Public Health
Rufina Wu, MSW, LCSW, Chinese Hospital & Private Practice

Professionals

Janice Ng, MFTi, Urban Services, YMCA of San Francisco
Hang Ngo, PsyD, Chinatown Child Development Center, S.F. Dept. of Public Health
Shelley Hom, MS, NP, CS, Central City Older Adult Program, S.F. Dept. of Public Health
Zhi-Hong Huang, MD, Chinatown Public Health Center, S.F. Dept. of Public Health
Verna Lo, MD, Sunset Mental Health Services, S.F. Dept. of Public Health
Lisa Vuong, LCSW, Chinatown Public Health Center, S.F. Dept. of Public Health
Benny Wong, LCSW, SteppingStone Adult Day Health Center, San Francisco
Tyrone Yip, LCSW, Citywide Focus, University of California, San Francisco

Community Members

Jin Pan, Chi May, Sandy, Ting Chu & Wing Tse

Other Professional Contributors

Carmen Guo, MSW, 中大社工服務中心, Guangzhou 廣州
Carol Anne Lim, Geriatric NP, On Lok, Inc.
Cynthia Tam, LMFT, Chinatown Public Health Center S.F., Department of Public Health

Research Assistants

Quinci Lee, MS, Counselor, City College of San Francisco
Sadie Lai, Graphic Design Student, California State University, East Bay
Alex Liu, LCSW, Chinatown/North Beach Mental Health Services, S.F. Dept. of Public Health

Mentors to Principal Investigator

John Shen, PhD, Private Practice
Stanley Sue, PhD, Palo Alto University
Lonnie Snowden, PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Presentations, Papers & News Reports

Presentations - Peer-Reviewed & Invited Talks

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Grantees’ Conference, National Harbor, MD – Peer-Reviewed Poster Presentation – Dec. 3, 2014

Chinese Immigrant Depression Education and Assessment Tools
Presenter: Rose Wong, PhD
Chinese Immigrant Depression Education and Assessment Tools poster

Hong Kong Baptist University – Peer-Reviewed Paper – April 11, 2014
1st Annual Global Social Science Conference

Addressing Mental Health Disparities Through Community-Based Participatory Research: Development of Culturally Sensitive Depression Assessment and Educational Materials for Chinese Immigrants in the U.S.
Presenters: Rose Wong, PhD, Nancy Lim-Yee, LCSW, Rufina Wu, LCSW, & Carmen Guo, MSW.
Chinese Immigrant Depression Education and Assessment Tools poster (Rose Wong with Evaon Wong-Kim, Chair, Department of Social Work, CSUEB).

The University of Hong Kong – Invited Talk – April 8, 2014
Lunchtime Seminar Series, Department of Social Work and Social Administration

Addressing Suicide Risk through Culture-Based Depression Assessment and Education in Chinese American Immigrants
Presenters: Rose Wong, PhD, Nancy Lim-Yee, LCSW, Rufina Wu, LCSW, & Carmen Guo, MSW.
See SWSA Research Seminar Series poster and see (presenters with Dr. Paul Wong, Assistant Prof., HKU).

Presentations - Training & Educational Workshops in the Community

Psychiatric Grand Rounds, San Mateo – September 9, 2014

San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services

Assessing Suicide Risk with Culture-Based Evaluations in Chinese American Immigrants.
Presenter: Rose Wong, PhD
See Assessing Suicide Risk with Culture Based flyer and hear presentation.

Community Workshop, San Francisco – July 19, 2014

Free Mental Health Workshop: Feeling Down, Stressed, Irritated? Leave Your Struggles Behind. A Brighter Future Is Ahead.
Presenter: Rufina Wu, LCSW
See poster by Crossradiosf.

Educational Talk, Associated Students, Inc., Diversity Center, CSUEB – May 29, 2014

Does Depression Look Different in Asians?
Presenter: Rose Wong, PhD
See A Bright Future Is Ahead poster and see Does Depression Look Different in Asians video.

Training Talk, Alameda County Crisis Support Services, Berkeley – March 20, 2014

Providing Psycho-education and Assessing Depression among Chinese
American Immigrants in a Culturally Sensitive Manner
Presenter: Rose Wong, PhD

Educational Talk, San Francisco State University – October 18, 2014

Suicide Prevention Regional Conference

Culturally Based Depression Manifestation in Chinese Immigrant Adults:
Assessing Depression with Cultural Sensitivity and Understanding the Linkage of Depression and Suicidal Behavior
Presenter: Rose Wong

Assessing Suicide Risk with Culture-Based Evaluations in Chinese American Immigrants