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The purpose of Flushing Hospital Medical Center’s Asian Behavioral Health Program is to help providers identify the signs and symptoms associated with Anti-Asian Racism & Violence.

Education initiatives will follow the guidance of the New York State Office of Mental Health’s Project TEACH which has a component of coping with Anti-Asian Racism & Violence. The education will include how to screen, how to provide brief counseling, and how to refer survivors.

Primary care physicians shall provide screening for adjustment, anxiety & depression symptoms associated with the Anti-Asian Racism & Violence.

These signs and symptoms include:

  1. Depression:
    1. depressed mood and/or lack of interest: one or both must present
    2. Sleep disturbances – either insomnia or hypersomnia
    3. Changes in appetite or weight – weight gain or weight loss.
    4. Poor concentration
    5. Fatigue
    6. Feelings of worthlessness or guilt
    7. Psychomotor retardation or agitation
    8. Thoughts of suicide or death

 

    2. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD):

    1. Trauma: Direct exposure or witnessing a trauma or learning that a relative or close friend was exposed to a trauma
    2. Re-experiencing: Persistently re-experiencing in unwanted upsetting memories, nightmares, flashbacks, and emotional & physical distress after exposure to traumatic reminders
    3. Avoidance: of trauma-related stimuli in trauma-related thoughts or feelings and external reminders
    4. Negativity: Negative thoughts or feelings and affect, decreased interest in activities, and feeling isolated
    5. Poor Recall: Inability to recall key features of the trauma
    6. Self-Blame: Exaggerated blame of self or others for causing the trauma
    7. Increased arousal and reactivity: irritability or aggression, risky or destructive behavior, hypervigilance, heightened startle reaction

If symptoms are mild, the PCP shall provide brief counseling and follow-up.

If symptoms are moderate or severe, referrals will be made to the Flushing Hospital Medical Center’s Asian Behavioral Health Program by calling 718-206-7135.

It is our goal to facilitate and increase access to mental health and wellness care for members of Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities who have experienced racially related traumatic experiences, discrimination, or violence.

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