Pacific Islander Wellness Initiative

PIWI #TAPinThursdays JOIN US for Video Gaming & Career Choices with our very own PI Clinician Salote Lutui #ANHPIHeritageMonth SHARE WIDELY

#PIWI proudly presents our new #PIClinician Salote Lutui! Salote holds a BA degree in Psychology from Cal State Los Angeles and an MS degree in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Marriage and Family Therapy and in Professional Clinical Counseling from the University of Notre Dame de Namur in Belmont California. Her primary focus is to provide a space for you, your loved ones, and your family to express your thoughts and feelings in a safe space. Her main focus is to... listen, support and encourage and together explore your thoughts and feelings so that you may gain perspective and insight. She works with many diverse populations and comes with no judgements or prejudices. --If you or a loved one are interested in learning more about the Mental Health Services we provide please reach out! #PIMentalHealth #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthawareness #psychology #mentalhealth

https://tinyurl.com/jtxet5mz Our boss-boss Christina Shea on MSNBC speaking about the unwarranted violence on our Asian folks. Violence, period, has and must stop!! Harming and harassing people because of their ethinicity is NOT ok!

PIWI #WYAwednesday Share with us TONIGHT about Grief & Loss with our very own PI Clinician Salote Lutui! Details on the flyers...SHARE WIDELY #APIHeritageMonth

PIWI very own Program Manager, Nattali Ah Soon (a woman of many hats) highlighted as Community Partner Co-Chair & Co-Founder of the Regional Pacific Islander Taskforce as she shares insight about her heart work- the PI Communities of the Bay Area! Faamalo Faafetai I lou faasoa, Nat! #APIHeritageMonth2021 #FOXGivingDay

PIWI #MANAmonday JOIN US TONIGHT! DID YOU KNOW: In May 2010, the Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Alliance (NHPI) and the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) issued joint guidance advocating that the preferred and appropriate reference to these communities should be Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders (NHPI) #APIHeritageMonth #SOYOUKNOW

PIWI #TGIfridays Join US today to unpack this thing we call LIFE! OPEN to ALL! Details for login on flyer! SHARE SHARE SHARE! Contact us: [email protected]

TONIGHT! TONIGHT! TONIGHT! Don't forget to Register for link access!

#WYAWednesday #StayOnTheLine #MentalHealthMatters You are alone in this life! Reach out if you need help. Listen + be observant!! https://www.youtube.com/watch

Happy #MANAmonday! Please don’t forget to REGISTER for our Virtual Rock Da Mic Session this Friday, October 30th 6-7:30pm! Simply click on https://bit.ly/3oapwmr to Register! To wrap up the month of October honoring Mental Health Awareness! Tons of Prizes & Giveaways! Check out flyer for details! Share Share Share!

#WyaWednesday Check out this video from Api-hpc SF!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgKLmoifEO4 Samoan teens discuss the difficulty in coming out and identifying as LGTBQ. The video also highlights how we can offer support to individuals who identify as LGTBQ. #Allies being supportive, being there! Thank you Samoan Community Development Center Samoan Wellness Initiative-SWI for recruiting the young people. Sine68 Films

Join us in celebrating #WorldMentalHealthDay today! Click on link below to dedicate a Lime Green Ribbon to someone today or simply post in the comment section below. https://forms.gle/UZ8dWM1TrDQAaHrn9 PIWI will be collecting and honoring throughout the whole month of October! If you are in need of services & resources, contact us: [email protected] (510)856-9760 #TOGETHERweCAN ... "Sometimes there's a discrepancy between how we love and how others need to be loved." -Manu Muasau, PIWI Clinician

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HAPPY #MANAmonday Everyone! Join us all week long to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week & World Mental Health Day on 10/10! Let's honor those suffering from Mental Health Illnesses/Challenges by simply dedicating a lime green ribbon. Comment below who/what you would like to honor! Please checkout our flyer below and help us fill our green dedication heart for 10/10 and all month long! Be creative as you want! ... Contact us: [email protected] (510) 856-9760

***WE DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THE MUSIC PLAYING IN THE VIDEO*** Hello everyone, today's ManaMonday is about joining PIWI in spreading awareness for Suicide Prevention Month. Suicide and Mental Health is a stigma in our Pacific Island communities. Let's come together and raise awareness and break the stigma of suicide and mental health. Let's take the time to check in on our loved one's and take the time to listen to them. Let's get educated and learn how to watch for signs ...of Suicide. Let's be supportive, be careful, be alert, and be kind to one another. Let's #BeThere #BeThe1To #BeThere National Suicide Prevenetion Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 For more information: [email protected] (510)856-9760

Check out this video of Dr. Fa’afetai Fa’aleava and the folks at the Samoan Community Development Center as they touch on depression and suicide prevention. Thank you for this discussion and the work you all do for our community. #mentalhealth #pimentalhealth

#ManaMonday Hello everyone, today's ManaMonday is about joining PIWI in spreading awareness for Suicide Prevention Month. Let's take the time to check in on our loved one's and take the time to listen to them. Let's get educated and learn how to watch for signs of Suicide. Each one teach one. Let's be supportive, be careful, be alert, and be kind to one another. #BeThe1To #BeThere National Suicide Prevenetion Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255... For more information: [email protected] (510)856-9760 ***WE DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THE MUSIC PLAYING IN THE VIDEO*** https://youtu.be/gGKiQOqWrHc

Light a Candle near a Window at 8 PM to show your support for suicide prevention, to remember a lost loved one, and for the survivors of suicide.

HAPPY #MANAmonday! Teaming up with #CommunitiesComingTogether this #MANAmonday to encourage HOPE within our PI Communities. There are resources, PI counselors & therapists available to talk with you should you need it! Even if it is about what we consider "little things." Fueling you all this week with HOPE as you go about your day and week! #inform2RECOVERY WE DESERVE TO BE WELL & TOGETHER WE CAN! Contact us for resources and/or counseling sessions: [email protected] (510) ...856-9760 Remember to FOLLOW & LIKE our page especially as we observe SEPTEMBER SUICIDE PREVENTION WEEK and RECOVERY MONTH

#CommunitiesComingTogether emphasizing the importance to BUILD AWARENESS & TAKE ACTION towards healthier, stronger PI Communities mentally, spiritually and physically against Substance & Opioid Use and the significance of Medical Assisted Treatment (MAT)! WE DESERVe to be WELL & TOGETHER WE CAN! #inform2RECOVERY... Contact us for more info: [email protected] (510) 857-9760

#CommunitiesComingTogether PI Communities: THROUGHOUT TODAY we will dedicate posts on steps to helping those and yourself with recovery! #inform2RECOVERY NEXT UP: LISTENING TO YOURSELF for signs of mental and substance use disorders Contact us for more info: [email protected] (510)856-9760 ... https://youtu.be/oUWAgEpHtdg