{"id":5998,"date":"2022-06-22T17:27:12","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T17:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/?p=5998"},"modified":"2022-06-22T17:31:08","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T17:31:08","slug":"flushing-hospital-shares-information-about-braavr-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/flushing-hospital-shares-information-about-braavr-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Flushing Hospital Shares Information About BRAAVR Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb_share_1\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a name=\"fb_share\" type=\"box_count\" share_url=\"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/flushing-hospital-shares-information-about-braavr-program\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php\">Share<\/a><\/div><div><script src=\"http:\/\/static.ak.fbcdn.net\/connect.php\/js\/FB.Share\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6002 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/283193392_5382960951767674_7612415489139567888_n-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/283193392_5382960951767674_7612415489139567888_n-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/283193392_5382960951767674_7612415489139567888_n-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/283193392_5382960951767674_7612415489139567888_n-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/283193392_5382960951767674_7612415489139567888_n-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/283193392_5382960951767674_7612415489139567888_n-452x300.jpg 452w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/283193392_5382960951767674_7612415489139567888_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Since the beginning of the pandemic, there has been a significant increase in the number of verbal and physical acts of violence against members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. According to a recent NYPD report, there were 131 hate crimes targeting Asians in New York in 2021 as compared to only 28 in 2020 and only one in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>This dramatic rise in racist attacks prompted the wellness team at Flushing Hospital Medical Center to create the BRAAVR (<strong><u>B<\/u><\/strong>uilding\u00a0<strong><u>R<\/u><\/strong>esilience\u00a0<strong><u>A<\/u><\/strong>gainst\u00a0<strong><u>A<\/u><\/strong>nti-Asian\u00a0<strong><u>V<\/u><\/strong>iolence &amp;\u00a0<strong><u>R<\/u><\/strong>acism) program.\u00a0 This community wellness program was designed to help people who have been impacted, either directly or indirectly, by anti-Asian racism, receive counseling and support from culturally competent, multi-lingual mental health professionals. The program is available to all, regardless of their ability to pay. Services are provided in-person, through the mobile crisis intervention program, or virtually through the telehealth program.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, May 23<sup>rd<\/sup>, in recognition of Asian American Heritage Month, Flushing Hospital held a press conference to officially launch the BRAAVR program and invited Congresswoman Grace Meng to join them for the announcement. The Congresswoman has been a strong advocate for addressing anti-Asian hate and mental health awareness in the Asian community. Among Congresswoman Meng\u2019s many accomplishments to combat anti-Asian hate was the enactment of her COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act. The bill was overwhelmingly passed by both the Senate and the House of Representatives and signed into law by President Biden in May of 2021.<\/p>\n<p>During her remarks, Congresswoman Meng pledged her continued support for Flushing Hospital and thanked the wellness team, led by Dr. Daniel Chen, Chairman of Psychiatry. After the program, Congresswoman Meng was given a tour of Flushing Hospital and was very impressed with all the modernization projects taking place, including the New Beginnings Mother-Baby Unit.<\/p>\n<p>The event was well covered by multiple Asian media outlets including The Korean Channel, Sino Vision, and NTDTV.\u00a0 In addition, New York 1 News covered the BRAAVR program in their \u201cAround the Boroughs\u201d segment. To see the clip, click the following:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NY1 BRAAVR\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kuUWySYmgJI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to the wellness team on their efforts to provide this important service to our community.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Share Since the beginning of the pandemic, there has been a significant increase in the number of verbal and physical acts of violence against members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. 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