Elaine Peng

Elaine Peng worked as a Chinese teacher for more than 10 years, but since 2013, she has been a dedicated mental health advocate and educator providing education to reduce public prejudice against mental illness, as well as decreasing stigma among caregivers. She has started five Chinese support groups and developed the first NAMI Chinese website www.namichinese.org in the United States. Elaine is a leader and developer of multiple mental health programs for the Chinese community. As a consumer and family member, she helps to promote mental health services and provide peer support to the underserved Chinese community.Her only purpose was to help those who desperately need help; hoping that through programs what the MHACC provide, they do not have to experience the despair she went through. She was the recipient of the 2016 NAMI National’s Multicultural Outreach Award, and the 2017 NAMI California’s Multicultural Outreach Award.

NAMI Family To Family Class Teacher/State Teacher Trainer

NAMI Family Support Group Facilitator/State Trainer

NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group Facilitator

NAMI Peer to Peer Mentor

NAMI Basics Class Teacher

NAMI IOOV Presenter

NAMI California Mental Health 101 Program Presenter

Wellness Recovery Action Plan® (WRAP®) Facilitator

Member of the Cultural and Linguistic Competence Committee (CLCC) of the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC)

Alameda County Mental Health Services Act(MHSA) Stakeholder Group member

10×10 Wellness for Alameda County Advisory Board Member

Peers Envisioning and Engaging in Recovery Services(PEERS) Chinese American Action Team Member

San Mateo County Chinese Health Initiative(CHI) Member

Kaiser Permanente Behavioral Health Patient Advisory Council Member