WISCONSIN UNITED
for MENTAL HEALTH

Hmong Americans

Laotian Hmong helped the United States during the Vietnam war and many fled to refugee camps in Thailand.  For the past 30 years they have been brought to America by the U.S. government through resettlement efforts.  Today the number of Hmong Americans is approaching 300,000 and the states with the largest Hmong populations are California, Wisconsin and Minnesota.  For more general information, visit our Refugee Mental Health page.

Additional Resources

Hmong Resettlement Task Force (Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development)

Hmong Health (Managed by the Northern Wisconsin Area Health Education Center and the Wausau Area Hmong Mutual Assocaition (WAHMA)
Phone: 715-842-8390


Asian Americans

Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders who seek care for a mental illness often present with more severe illnesses than do other racial or ethnic groups. This, in part, suggests that stigma and shame are critical deterrents to service utilization. It is also possible that mental illnesses may be undiagnosed or treated early in their course because they are expressed in symptoms of a physical nature.

Additional resources

Asian American Psychological Association
Phone: 602-230-4257

National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association
Phone: 303-298-7910

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