Eunice Yuen, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and in the Child Study CenterCards
About
Titles
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and in the Child Study Center
Associate Medical Director , Parent and Family Development Program
Biography
Eunice integrates her clinical training and research work in a Bio-Psycho-Social-Cultural framework. Her research in children mental health covers from basic science on genetics and neurobiology to community-based advocacy, education and intervention. Acculturative stress, a form of psychosocial stressor that experienced by most immigrants, negatively impacts children and families in our society. Eunice is the founder and director of Yale Compassionate Home, Action Together (CHATogether), a culturally- and family-oriented program using drama vignettes as educational tools to promote emotional wellness in Asian-American children, young adults, and parents.
Appointments
Psychiatry
Assistant ProfessorPrimaryChild Study Center
Assistant ProfessorSecondary
Other Departments & Organizations
Education & Training
- Solnit Integrated Adult, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Research Training Program
- Yale Child Study Center (2021)
- MD
- State University of New York at Buffalo, Medicine (2015)
- PhD
- State University at New York at Buffalo, Neuroscience (2006)
Research
Publications
2025
Finding Our Roots Through Picture Books and Graphic Novels: Building Cultural Pride and Psychological Well-Being in Asian American Youth and Families Minh Le Drawn Together 2018 Little, Brown Books for Young Readers New York Joanna Ho Eyes That Kiss in the Corners 2021 HarperCollins New York Trung Le Nguyen The Magic Fish 2020 Random House Graphic New York
Li E, Li P, Cheng A, Chen D, Shen E, Ngo N, Yuen E. Finding Our Roots Through Picture Books and Graphic Novels: Building Cultural Pride and Psychological Well-Being in Asian American Youth and Families Minh Le Drawn Together 2018 Little, Brown Books for Young Readers New York Joanna Ho Eyes That Kiss in the Corners 2021 HarperCollins New York Trung Le Nguyen The Magic Fish 2020 Random House Graphic New York. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2025, 64: 523-525. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2025.01.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFinding Our Roots Through Picture Books and Graphic Novels: Building Cultural Pride and Psychological Well-Being in Asian American Youth and Families
Elizabeth Y. Li, Priscilla Li, Ashley Cheng, Doris Chen, Elaine Shen, Nealie T. Ngo, Eunice Y. Yuen, Finding Our Roots Through Picture Books and Graphic Novels: Building Cultural Pride and Psychological Well-Being in Asian American Youth and Families, Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2025, , ISSN 0890-8567, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2025.01.014.Peer-Reviewed Original Research In Press
2024
4.59 Frames of Mind: Film Stylo Project (FSP) Promotes Mentalization and Reflective Functioning of Adolescents' Experiences in Adults
Li E, Chen M, Xu J, Deng S, Chen D, Song I, Yuen E. 4.59 Frames of Mind: Film Stylo Project (FSP) Promotes Mentalization and Reflective Functioning of Adolescents' Experiences in Adults. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2024, 63: s249. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2024.08.304.Peer-Reviewed Original Research6.60 Combating Youth Suicide Crisis: A Student-Run TEDx Salon School-Based Suicide Prevention Program
Yuen E, Zhang R. 6.60 Combating Youth Suicide Crisis: A Student-Run TEDx Salon School-Based Suicide Prevention Program. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2024, 63: s300. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2024.08.458.Peer-Reviewed Original Research“IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD”: SYSTEMS-BASED APPROACH TO WORK WITH FAMILY, SCHOOL, AND COMMUNITY FOR CHILDREN ACROSS LIFESPANS
Yuen E, French W, Robles-Ramamurthy B. “IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD”: SYSTEMS-BASED APPROACH TO WORK WITH FAMILY, SCHOOL, AND COMMUNITY FOR CHILDREN ACROSS LIFESPANS. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2024, 63: s14. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2024.07.090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAACAP 2024 NORBERT AND CHARLOTTE RIEGER PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY AWARD: CHATogether: CULTIVATING COMPASSION, HOME BELONGING, AND ACTION TOGETHER FOR A STRONGER SENSE OF SELF, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY
Yuen E, Li E, Barias T, Leon A. AACAP 2024 NORBERT AND CHARLOTTE RIEGER PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY AWARD: CHATogether: CULTIVATING COMPASSION, HOME BELONGING, AND ACTION TOGETHER FOR A STRONGER SENSE OF SELF, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2024, 63: s137. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2024.08.011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research1.18 A Retrospective Study of Mental Health Conditions Among Guyanese Youth in Queens, New York
Youn S, Miele A, Chen M, Barias T, Luu S, Medukonduru S, Robitsek J, Leong A, Yuen E, Chen D, Brondolo E. 1.18 A Retrospective Study of Mental Health Conditions Among Guyanese Youth in Queens, New York. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2024, 63: s163. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2024.08.038.Peer-Reviewed Original Research10.2 “Treating Family-as-a-Whole”: CHATogether Improves Teen-Parent Relationships and Clinical Outcomes in Adolescent Mental Health
Yuen E. 10.2 “Treating Family-as-a-Whole”: CHATogether Improves Teen-Parent Relationships and Clinical Outcomes in Adolescent Mental Health. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2024, 63: s15. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2024.07.092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCHATogether Skit Development and Healing of Asian American Generation Z’s Unspoken Agonies: A Qualitative Study
Wong P, Deng S, Benhayoun A, Leong A, Lee A, Beck K, Yuen E. CHATogether Skit Development and Healing of Asian American Generation Z’s Unspoken Agonies: A Qualitative Study. Journal Of Creativity In Mental Health 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-17. DOI: 10.1080/15401383.2024.2359395.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental healthGen ZersAsian American mental healthNarrative writingInteractive theaterMental health burdenFamily-centered interventionsAmerican mental healthImprovisationWritingEmotional healthThematic analysisCommunity programsQualitative studyGeneration ZAnonymized transcriptsPsychological challengesHealth burdenCommunity engagementHealthPilot studyFamily relationshipsTheaterSkitsStudy scaleNovel CHATogether family-centered mental health care in the post-pandemic era: a pilot case and evaluation
Bookman C, Nunes J, Ngo N, Twickler N, Smith T, Lekwauwa R, Yuen E. Novel CHATogether family-centered mental health care in the post-pandemic era: a pilot case and evaluation. Child And Adolescent Psychiatry And Mental Health 2024, 18: 57. PMID: 38773657, PMCID: PMC11110385, DOI: 10.1186/s13034-024-00750-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntensive outpatient programPatient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information SystemConflict Behavior QuestionnaireFamily-centered interventionsSuicidal concernsConcise Health Risk Tracking Self-ReportMental healthFamily conflictOutcomes Measurement Information SystemSelf-injurious behaviorIncreased rates of depressionPositive family expressivenessMental health of childrenHelp-seeking attitudesMental health careMeasurement Information SystemMental health stressPrevalence of anxietyRates of depressionAnxiety Symptoms ScalePerceived family conflictHelp-seeking behaviorHealth of childrenChild-parent communicationAnxiety symptoms
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
News
News
- May 08, 2025
YNHPH Ambulatory Adolescent Behavioral Health Services Honored with Program of the Year Award
- March 03, 2025Source: AACAP News
Reconnecting the Strayed Love: When Cinema Opens the Doors of Family Mental Health
- February 27, 2025
Yuen Directs Film Productions for Compassionate Home, Action Together Family Intervention
- February 03, 2025Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Finding Our Roots Through Picture Books and Graphic Novels: Building Cultural Pride and Psychological Well-Being in Asian American Youth and Families