Welcome to NAPAFASA!

The Staff and Board Members at NAPAFASA would like to welcome you to our Web site! We will do our best to provide the most current information and resources on substance abuse issues in the Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities.

Please come back and visit us often!

American Society on Aging presents Serving Older Women with Substance Abuse Problems: A Free Conference

The full-day program goal will address the social, health and mental health issues of older women with substance use problems that must be integrated into the recover process. By attending this conference you will:

• increase your understanding of older women with substance abuse problems
• enhance your skills in meeting the needs of this population
• access helpful resources
• collaborate with other professionals, family and friends to support and assist older women

To register or for more information, visit the American Society on Aging website.

Submit Your CDE Services as Mental Health Services Act Prevention and Early Intervention Models

The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (DMH) is now accepting applications for community-defined evidence (CDE) services for review and possible inclusion in a list of Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) models.

Eligible applicants include any community-based organization, school, college, university or organized community group, operating in Los Angeles County that has developed and currently administers a prevention or early intervention model.

Applications will be accepted no later than 5:00pm on January 23, 2009.

For more information on the types of programs that would qualify and the application process, please review the solicitation letter, CDE guidelines, and CDE application at dmh.lacounty.gov. Additional questions may be directed to mhsapei@dmh.lacounty.gov or (213) 738-2331.

Tell Beer Companies to Stop Exploiting Youth During the Super Bowl!

The Marin Institute invites you to make your own anti-beer ad for the 2009 Free the Bowl^TM Video Contest. In 2008, an estimated 30 million underage youth viewed more ads for beer than any other single product during the Super Bowl. The more youth are exposed to alcohol advertising, the more likely they are to drink and to drink to excess. 10.7 million underage youth already drink, costing $60 billion nationwide in underage alcohol-related problems. It's time to tell beer companies to stop exploiting youth during the Super Bowl!

Youths ages 13-20, learn more about the contest and prizes at FreeTheBowl.com by January 25, 2009.

Need Help?

Are you or your organization located in California? Do you need help increasing your capacity in addressing substance abuse issues in your community? NAPAFASA can provide training, mentorship, and facilitation to help you expand and improve substance abuse services to the API population! Please visit our AAPI Technical Assistance Project Page for more information.

Information Central

If you would like facts about alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use in the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, please visit our Fact Sheets Page.

Join Us!

Become a MEMBER of NAPAFASA and get involved with issues of substance abuse in the Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities. Visit our Membership Page.

NAPAFASA is a proud member of the Asian Pacific Community Fund. APCF provides funding to 29 affiliate agencies serving hundreds of thousands of clients, the majority of whom live in low-income and immigrant Asian and Pacific Islander communities. Since its founding, the Asian Pacific Community Fund has granted over $1.2 million to Asian Pacific Islander nonprofit organizations, all from funds collected from individual donors.

Updated on December 12, 2008