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KCCD Announces
Wake Up Call! Asian American Youth at Risk
Faith and Community Leadership Summit
to be held on September 22, 2008
Made Possible with Support from SAMHSA |
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Left to Right: Dr. Kay Song, Senior Adviser to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Dr. Chi-Ah Chun of Cal State Long Beach, Hyepin Im, KCCD President, Jin Kim, KCCD Executive Director, Hosun Kwon of Asian Pacific Counseling Treatment Center, Margaret Lee, LA County Department of Mental Health |
Los Angeles, CA - September 9, 2008
On September 9th, KCCD hosted a Press Conference to announce its upcoming summit - Wake Up Call! Asian American Youth at Risk, Faith and Community Leadership Summit to be held on September 22, 2008 at the Wilshire Plaza Hotel. Press conference speakers included KCCD President Hyepin Im, KCCD Executive Director Jin Kim, Dr. Kay Song, Senior Adviser of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Hosun Kwon of Asian Pacific Counseling Treatment Center, and Margaret Lee of LA County Department of Mental Health.
Hyepin Im, KCCD President stated, "Despite the prevailing myth of Asian American youth as the model minority, in the recent years, there has been a disturbing trend of growing violence committed by Asian youth. As the fastest growing gang population in Los Angeles County and as the only group whose juvenile delinquency rate has increased in the last twenty years, Asian youth as a group can no longer be ignored. Asian youth experiencing trauma from violence in the home, violence in school through bullying and violence in the community is translating into delinquency, mental health issues, substance abuse, suicide and depression amongst others. We're pleased and appreciative that SAMHSA recognizes the importance of working with the Asian American community in this area and is providing support to make this conference possible. We're also appreciative to the many partners including the Council of Churches in So. California, the Asian Pacific American Counseling Treatment Center, KCCD CEY Partners that represent 11 Asian youth organizations and so many others who are supporting and collaborating on this effort"
Jin Kim, KCCD Executive Director stated, "We're looking forward to having community and the national leaders from the various sectors including the faith community come together for this Summit to learn from one another and identify effective strategies that will create opportunities to develop culturally, linguistically effective approaches that will empower Asian youth to succeed. Parents, pastors, government officials, and community leaders will have the opportunity share and learn from one another on the issues surrounding Asian American youth as well as resources to help them." Click here for more information on the Summit.
Dr. Kay Song, Senior Advisor to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa stated, "There needs to be a system wide change for Asian American youth to be helped in a way that fits their needs."
Margaret Lee from the Department of Mental Health who has been working with KCCD on this Summit stated, "The Department of Mental Health is interested in increasing its involvement in the faith community. We see this as a very valuable partnership, considering it is a key outreach community."
Hosun Kwon from APCTC who has been providing training in the Korean community commented on the barriers that exist in the Korean American community for accessing mental health services. She stated, "There is a stigma among the Korean community surrounding mental health. Because of this, the Korean community does not seek the services that are available to them."
In addition, Dr. Chi-Ah Chun of Cal State Long Beach who is doing a NIH funded study on mental health in the Korean community stated, "It is difficult to provide service when so little is known about the mental health issues the Korean Community faces."
Through this Summit KCCD plans to help address many of these barriers and challenges. KCCD invites interested community and faith leaders and parents to attend.
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KCCD "Pushed to the Edge: Asian American Youth at Risk
Video & Music Competition"
Enter and Win a Mac Computer!
KCCD announced KCCD's Pushed to the Edge: Video & Music Competition for youth to tell the struggles of being Asian American. Click Here for more information. Award winners will receive various prizes including an Apple Macbook computer. KCCD "H.O.P.E. Best Practices Comptition"
Enter and Win $1000!
KCCD also announced the H.O.P.E. (Helping Our Partners Excel) Best Practices Competition. KCCD is looking for innovative programs serving Asian American/Pacific Islander youth to showcase to government funding agencies, private philanthropies, individual donors and other faith and community-based organizations. Click here for more information.
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Program Schedule:
8:00-9:00am Continental Breakfast and Registration
9:00-9:30am Welcome and Spoken Word Performance
9:30-9:45am State of Asian American Youth: Pushed to the Edge Presentation
9:45-10:45am Community Mental Health Challenges
10:45-11:00am Break
11:00-11:50am Voices from the Community
11:50-1:00pm Ticket to Lunch Buffet: Music and Video Awards
1:00-1:40pm Navigating the System & Advocating for Our Youth
1:40-2:10pm Facilitated Table Discussion
2:10-2:30pm Table Discussion Highlights
2:30-3:15pm What Works? A Menu of Solutions
3:15-3:30pm Break
3:30-4:15pm H.O.P.E. Best Practices Presentation
4:15-4:50pm Building Partnership Opportunities
4:50-5:00pm Closing: Moving to Action
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Partnering Organizations:
KCCD CEY Partners
All Peoples Christian Center
Asian Youth Center
CLAMA/Project Rytmo
Create Now!
Korean American Coalition
KAC Media
Kollaboration
Our Saviour Center
P.F. Bresee Foundation
Pilipinos Workers Center
Step Off Ministry
Asian Pacific Counseling Treatment Center
Council of Korean Churches in Southern California
Korean American Federation of Los Angeles
The Navigators
SEAC
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