Mental Health initiatives in Wisconsin
Cia Siab in WI: A HMoob Story Exhibit
This exhibit will showcase HMoob artifacts, objects, and artistic representations of HMoob historical trauma, resilience, and healing in Wisconsin from the perspectives of HMoob women, youth, LGBTQ, and elders in Wisconsin. Our goal is to empower HMoob communities, cultivate collective healing and promote cross-cultural understanding among the wider public. We want to explore the theme of “cia siab” (hope) to understand HMoob lived experiences of war, resettlement, historical trauma, and healing.
Hmoob Lub Neej Project
Hmoob Lub Neej Project aims to increase the presentation of Wisconsin’s Hmong Community in health research. The Hmoob Lub Neej Project hopes to develop knowledge for and about the Hmong community by collecting data using a collaborative process that centers on the elderly Hmong voices. This project developed a survey consistent with the Hmong culture and language for older (50+) Hmong participants. To learn more about this project, click the button below.
Wisconsin
Mental Health News
Gov. Evers "Get Kids Ahead Initiative"
Governor Evers awards 15 million dollars to help nearly every Wisconsin school district provide school-based mental health support for kids.
Hmong American Center expands to Wisconsin Rapids
Executive Director Yee Leng Xiong extends Hmong American Center’s services to Wisconsin Rapids, and hires Project Resiliency Coordinator, Bee Lor, to improve mental health awareness in the community.
Hmong Community
Mental Health Research
This study examines three distinct classes related to refugee trauma across three generation of the Hmong population: complex and pervasive trauma, combat situation and deprivation trauma, and low exposure to refugee-related trauma. Each of the three classes exhibited different levels of stress associated with English proficiency and length of U.S. residency.