Building Bridges for AAPI Mental Health
At P.E.A.C.E., we are dedicated to bridging gaps in mental health care within the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. By fostering understanding across cultures, generations, and languages, we work to break the stigma surrounding mental health and ensure that every individual has access to compassionate, culturally sensitive support.
610,257
Aapi Population in GA
Approximately
9.2% Asian Americans and 16% NHPIs in Georgia lack health insurance
10.5%
Asian Americans and 14.5% NHPIs in Georgia lack broadband access.
64.5 %
Asian American adults in GA speak a language other than English at home.
Founder
Dr. David Daesoo Kim
David Daesoo Kim, PhD, is a psychotherapist and an adjunct faculty member at the Mercer Medical School's Marriage Family Therapy (MFT) program. He is the founder of nonprofit People's Empowerment through Advocacy, Counseling & Education (PEACE) and owner/founder of Research Institute for Counseling & Education (RICE) LLC., located in Atlanta, Georgia.
His clinical, research, and teaching interests include Asian and Pacific Islander American mental health, racial and sexual identities, acculturation
MISSION
Transforming Lives Through Advocacy, Counseling, and Education
Our mission is to provide culturally sensitive and linguistically appropriate mental health services to Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders individuals, families, and communities through community engagements and education, culturally appropriate services, and advocacy.