MAHA May Event Series – Celebrating Asian Heritage Month

Mental Health Awareness Workshop

Midwest Asian Health Association (MAHA)'s Mental Health 101 workshop provides a general overview of mental health, the symptoms exhibited, and some healthy coping skills we can utilize in our everyday lives. At the end of our workshop, we will be having a Q & A session.

Mental Health 101 will host two sessions, both in Chinese:

Session A will be held on Monday, May 18 from 11am-12pm via Zoom.
Session B will be held on Monday, May 18 from 4:30-5:30pm via Zoom. There are no differences between the two sessions.

Click to sign up! Upon submitting the form, a confirmation email will be sent and a Zoom link will be sent to you closer to the date. If you have any questions and/or concerns, please reach out to Kathy Zhang at [email protected].

Medicaid 101 Workshop

Midwest Asian Health Association (MAHA) is hosting a free Medicaid 101 workshop. This workshop provides a general overview of Medicaid benefits and goes over recent updates in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency. At the end of the workshop, there is a Q & A session.

The Medicaid 101 workshop will be held via Zoom and will have two sessions, one in Mandarin and one in Cantonese:

Mandarin session: Thursday, May 21st from 3pm-4pm.
Cantonese session: Monday, May 25th, from 11am-12pm.

Click here to sign up. After completing the registration, a confirmation email with the Zoom link will be sent. If you have any questions and/or concerns, please reach out to Kelley Mui at [email protected]

Join Our Suicide Prevention Subcommittee

The Suicide Prevention Program (SPP) is funded by the Chicago Dept. of Public Health (CDPH) under the leadership of the Chicago Collaborative for Bullying and Suicide Prevention (CCBSP). The purpose of this program is to reduce stigma around suicide in Chicago by forming a collaborative that will work together to provide culturally competent and language appropriate education and intervention to the target population.

If you are interested in joining the Suicide Prevention Subcommittee, please contact Kathy Zhang at [email protected]

Let's celebrate our Chicago Chinese American Community!

To celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community wants to feature and celebrate change-makers that have or have had a great positive impact on the Chinese American community in Chicago.

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Please click here to nominate any person or organization you feel fits this description!