Asian American Youth Mental Health & Media Representation Tip Sheet
Asian Americans are 60% less likely to receive mental health treatment as compared to their non-Hispanic white counterparts.
For Mental Health Awareness and AAPI Heritage Month, CSS collaborated with CAPE USA on this tip sheet for content creators regarding the representation of Asian American Youth Mental Health. We hope that the tips and insights will contribute to more nuanced storytelling with considerations of intergenerational trauma, model minority myth, body image, and more.
Further Reading
Diversity and inclusion in film and television contributes to young people of color’s identity formation in positive ways when they avoid stereotyping.
Even before the pandemic, mental health challenges were the leading cause of poor life outcomes for youth.