ASA Generations Today/Diverse Elders Coalition Article: Help for Southeast Asian American Caregivers Facing PTSD, Trauma, Racism and Language Barriers
The American Society on Aging's (ASA) Generations Today has published an article, "Help for Southeast Asian American Caregivers Facing PTSD, Trauma, Racism and Language Barriers."
The article talks about survey findings from the Diverse Elders Coalition (DEC) Caregiving Initiative research and cultural impacts of caregiving for Southeast Asian American (SEAA) caregivers. The challenges facing SEAA family members have been exacerbated by the pandemic - while such challenges existed well before COVID-19’s onset, they have come to light in recent months as the global pandemic highlighted disparities in health and aging. For many SEAA caregivers, these inequities are worsened by language barriers that can lead to increased burden and strain or can trigger intergenerational trauma. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought new hardships for SEAA caregivers such as anti-Asian racism and xenophobia.
The article notes some best practices outlined in DEC's cultural competency training curriculum that may help service providers to better serve SEAA caregivers.
DEC is holding a webinar training on the needs of diverse caregivers on March 18 titled, "Caring for Those Who Care: Meeting the Needs of American Indian and Alaska Native Caregivers."
This article represents the third in a series by the DEC to be published in Generations Today that highlights research from The Caregiving Initiative, a multiyear research project funded by The John A. Hartford Foundation.
To read the article, click here.
To register for the March 18 webinar, click here.
To read the first article in the series, click here.
To read the second article in the series, click here.
To go to DEC's Family Caregiving for Diverse Elders Resource Hub, click here.
To learn more about JAHF's support, click here.
