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Our Stories

Mobile Crisis Team

Ms. Jean Lee, a flower arrangement artist, shared her two personal stories with us to let us feel the hardship of a caregiver. We sincerely thank her for her bravery and love, and wish her and her family a happy life.

Grace Travinsky and her Daughter’s Story 

(translate：Shirley Gauf)

One day twelve years ago, I was in my office when I suddenly received a call from my daughter Tanya. "Hi, mother!" She said, "My psychiatrist wants to speak to you".

The Recovery of YL

Thanks to YL, 
who shared her experiences with recovery
in our lectures on July 25th,
we all were inspired by her.

RC Sharing

We thank RC, a hero who shared her recovery in our Chinese F2F Education Class 2013-14 and at Education meetings in June of 2014.

Elaine Peng’s Story:

Early Prevention is Essential

Elaine Peng, the head of MHACC, has organized efforts to promote mental health services for family members of patients, helping many Chinese individuals in the same situation as her to find recovery and assistance.

Letters to Strangers

When Diana Chao was in 10th grade, she founded a non-profit organization “Letters to Strangers” to provide opportunities for people who feel depressed and helpless all over the world. It all started with Zhao Dongni's personal experiences.

Moving Out of the Darkness: Prevention and healing for families facing depression

Written by
William Beardslee, M.D.
Translated by
魏嘉瑩 Chiaying Wei

Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco,Dr JingBo Yang

Dr. Yang had lectured in an ACS Chinese Education Meeting in Fremont, California.

A Schizophrenic's Story

In Dec 2012, the appreciation potluck, we heard an incredible story from Katherine Fok 霍錫齡女士, who has 42 years of paranoid schizophrenia (迫害幻想症) and shared again in our Education Class 2013.

Road to Recovery
Written by John McManamy and translated by 魏嘉瑩 Chiaying Wei, we learn how John used writing to climb out of an abyss of depression. John McMnamy is a former financial journalist who publishes an online weekly magazine on depression and bipolar disorder.

Mental Illness and Family

Translated by
魏嘉瑩 Chiaying Wei

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