Suicide Prevention and Intervention for Asian American & Asian Immigrant (AAAI) Youth (Webinar Series)
Webinar 3: Caring for Youth & Families Impacted by Suicide
Date & Time: Wednesday, May 27, 2026
1- 2:30PM PT
Location: Zoom
Registration is FREE & LIVE now. [REGISTER HERE]
About
Join us for a conversation on suicide prevention efforts within community-based organizations serving AAAI communities. This webinar will explore culturally responsive approaches to identifying, preventing, and addressing suicidal ideation among AAAI children, youth, and families.
Speakers will discuss the unique pressures shaping youth mental health, including stigma, internalized achievement expectations, and barriers to accessing care, and examine how these dynamics influence help-seeking behaviors. The session will focus on suicide prevention approaches implemented in both clinical and community-based settings, highlighting practical strategies to reduce stigma, strengthen early identification, and expand access to support through schools, families, and community partnerships.
Through case studies and field-based insights, this webinar will offer actionable approaches to strengthening prevention efforts and supporting youth across the spectrum of suicidality.
Learning Objectives
As a result of attending this webinar, participants will be able to:
Describe at least two trauma-informed, community-based approaches that reduce stigma around mental health and suicide among AAAI children, youth, and families.
Explain at least two strategies that help to engage AAAI children, youth, and families in mental health community services and programs.
Describe at least two prevention strategies that support early identification and intervention for suicidality among AAAI youth.
Moderator:
Cruz Chan, M.A., LMFT, RDT
Clinical Manager, Healing for Asians at Richmond Area Multi-Services, Inc. (RAMS), San Francisco
A Cantonese and Mandarin-speaking clinician, Cruz graduated from California Institute of Integral Studies (San Francisco), with a Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology with a specialization in Drama Therapy. In Cruz's new role as Clinical Manager, Cruz will be further developing the RAMS Healing for Asians program which provides trauma informed mental health services to limited English speaking Asian victims of crime. This RAMS program is part of San Francisco’s multi-system, initial answer and collaborative solution to the “Anti-Asian Hate”. Cruz is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist as well as a Registered Drama Therapist. Cruz's background also includes providing mental health services to children, youth, families and adults at RAMS outpatient and school-based programs. Prior to clinical work, Cruz has also participated in many drama performances and was a radio host and producer in Macau. Currently, Cruz is actively receiving training in psychodrama under the guidelines of the American Board of Examiner of Psychodrama, Group Psychotherapy and Sociometry (ABE), and presented in the 2020 North American Drama Therapy Association Conference.
Speakers:
Brian Keum, Ph.D.
Associate Professor at the University of California, Berkeley
Brian TaeHyuk Keum is an Associate Professor in the Community Health Sciences Division at the University of California, Berkeley. His research aims to mitigate mental and behavioral health disparities by examining culturally-informed, intersectional, and digitally-relevant social determinants such as online violence and discrimination, gendered racism, gendered racial socialization, and affirmative coping and prevention approaches. Integrating public health, counseling psychology, and technology, he also explores disparities in mental health services for minoritized clients and culturally sensitive digital mental health platforms.