Community Events

The Nunchi Health Summit is an one-day virtual mental health conference catered towards communities of immigrant origin. For our Fall 2024 Summit, approximately 20% of the participants were from Asian or Pacific Islander backgrounds. The summit includes mental health advocacy workshops, a mental health panel featuring professionals, and a pitch contest for participants to present their mental health oriented projects. The Summit aims to foster discourses among high school students, college students, and young professionals interested in mental health to exchange ideas, gain valuable mentorship, and network with like-minded people.

Youth mental health is a public health crisis. One in six children has a treatable mental health disorder. Among them, children of immigrant origin face unique mental health challenges, including stigma, intergenerational trauma, language barriers, minority stress, imposter syndrome, and cross-cultural conflicts. We know that people of immigrant origin are less likely to receive mental health care. For young adults of immigrant origin, mental health disorders reflect one of the largest burdens of disability and suicide is one of the leading causes of death.

Ultimately, we at Nunchi Health aim to address the much underserved mental health needs of young adults of immigrant origin through our free and accessible programming. We come together to learn about our community’s needs and find the power in our collective action.