Multiracial Communities
AMEMSA Communities
Understanding AMEMSA Communities
AMEMSA is an umbrella term grouping Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian communities in the United States by way of their shared heritage as a collective of peoples originating from the Middle East, North Africa, and South and West Asia. While AMEMSA reflects a diverse array of people with differing religious, cultural, linguistic, geographic, historical, and political experiences, these communities certainly share many commonalities, especially in the west.
Conversations with the Community: Breaking the Mental Health Stigma in the AAPI Community
Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month with a conversation with Tanaya Kollipara (@tanayawrites) about breaking the mental health stigmas in Asian American communities!
The Genetics of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Latin Americans
Eligibility Criteria
- Has at least 1 grandparent who identifies as Latino/Hispanic
- Is 7-89 years old
- Has experienced symptoms of OCD now or in the past. No official OCD diagnosis is required
For more information or to participate, please click here: https://redcap.research.bcm.edu/redcap/surveys/?s=4EFT77APTME3MLRA
State
Texas
Baylor College of Medicine and the University of North Carolina would like to present the Latin American Trans-Ancestry Initiative for OCD Genomics, or LATINO. Led by Drs. James Crowley and Eric Storch, this new study seeks to collect the world’s largest ancestrally diverse sample of OCD cases (N = 5,000 Latin American individuals).
Embracing Black Mental Health - An Instagram Live Conversation
ADAA went live on Instagram with Darius Dawson, PhD and ADAA Ally Tiara Johnson to discuss black mental health.
