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Leveraging cultural-language translation apps to support and promote equitable older adult care: A scoping review TRS1 1.8 Toronto Metropolitan University, University of Toronto, University of British Columbia Publication 2025-03-21 Leinic Chung-Lee,
Akbarian, A. ,
Yoon, R. ,
Abdulai, A. , Anoushka Saksena,
Zinaic, R. ,
Stamenova, V. ,
Hou, R. ,
Wong, J. TRS1 1.8 Culturally Inclusive and Effective Digital Mental Health Interventions for Immigrant Youth in Canada’s Asian Diasporic Communities：Protocol for a Community-engagement Project (Preprint) BACKGROUND Racialized immigrant youth face a multitude of challenges that heighten their vulnerability to mental illness. Digital mental health has increasingly been recognized as an effective method to improve accessibility to mental health services for communities with limited access to inclusive care, particularly among youth. However, despite the growing emphasis on cultural inclusivity in interventions targeting racialized and marginalized populations, there remains a gap in empirical evidence regarding how culturally inclusive elements are integrated into digital mental health practices and their impact on the effectiveness of these interventions. OBJECTIVE Focusing on Asian immigrant youth in Canada, this protocol outlines our community-engaged project, which aims to assess whether current digital mental health interventions provide effective and culturally accessible support, and how we can collaboratively develop a framework for creating innovative, inclusive, and effective digital interventions to promote youth mental health. METHODS A two-phase community-engaged approach will be used to involve Asian immigrant youth facing mental health challenges, youth leaders, service providers, and stakeholders from East, Southeast, and South Asian communities. Phase one includes scoping reviews on the technology, access, and cultural inclusivity of digital mental health interventions for Asian and racialized newcomer youth in Canada. In phase two, 15 diverse Asian youth leaders and 15 service providers will participate in a 3.5-hour online session to discuss the need for effective digital mental health interventions, share results from the reviews, co-identify key elements of an inclusive and innovative intervention, and outline next steps for forming a community-campus research partnership focused on mental health promotion for Asian immigrant youth. RESULTS This project is expected to yield a co-developed framework outlining key elements of culturally inclusive and effective digital mental health interventions for Asian immigrant youth in Canada. Anticipated outcomes include enhanced understanding of cultural accessibility gaps in existing digital interventions and strengthened community-campus partnerships to support youth mental health. CONCLUSIONS This research aims to improve access to culturally safe and effective digital mental health interventions for Asian immigrant youth. Benefits include enhanced mental health support for this population, increased awareness of mental health issues among stakeholders, and the development of a framework for culturally inclusive mental health services Toronto Metropolitan UniversityPublication 2025-05-29 Hou, R. , Kenneth Fung, Alan Tai-Wai Li, Minhui Yang, Michael Butac,
Wong, J. Who is helping students? A qualitative analysis of task-shifting and on-campus mental health services in China’s university settings Toronto Metropolitan University Publication 2024-11-16 Hou, R. , I-Hsuan Huang, Kenneth Fung,
Li, A. , Cun-Xian Jia, Shengli Cheng, Gao Jian-guo, Jingxuan Zhang,
Wong, J. Culturally Safe and Accessible Digital Mental Health Interventions for Newcomer Youth in Canada’s Asian Diasporic Communities TRS1 1.4 Toronto Metropolitan University Grant 2023-10-01 TRS1 1.4 Bridging Divides Research Discovery Retreat TRS1 1.8 Toronto Metropolitan University, University of Toronto, University of British Columbia Conference 2025-06-11 Leinic Chung-Lee,
Akbarian, A. ,
Yoon, R. ,
Abdulai, A. , Anoushka Saksena,
Zinaic, R. , Michelle Hou,
Stamenova, V. ,
Hou, R. ,
Wong, J. TRS1 1.8 Scoping review protocol: what is the state of evidence for the use of communication apps with immigrant seniors in long-term care and community settings? All members are affiliated with BDTRS1 1.8 University of Toronto, Toronto Metropolitan University, University of British Columbia Publication 2024-09-09 Yoon, R. ,
Wong, J. , Leinic Chung-Lee,
Akbarian, A. ,
Abdulai, A. ,
Hou, R. , Mabel Ho,
Zinaic, R. , Anousha Anoushka
TRS1 1.8 Technology in Community Empowerment: Challenges, Opportunities, and Reflections on Engagement Jun 2025 Invited panel presentation: Special Session on Technology in Community Empowerment: Challenges, Opportunities, and Reflections on Engagement. Oral presentation (Jun 1, 2025) at the 2025 Canadian Sociological Association Annual Conference (June 1-13, 2025), Toronto, ON. TRS1 1.4, TRS1 1.8 Toronto Metropolitan University Conference 2025-06-01 TRS1 1.4, TRS1 1.8
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