Eunice Y. 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
Medical Director, Yale Adolescent Ambulatory Services, Department of Psychiatry; Associate Medical Director , Parent and Family Development Program ; Founder and Director Yale CHATogether, Department of Psychiatry
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
- Child Study Center
- Psychiatry
- Yale Medicine
- Yale New Haven Health System
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
Featured Publications
Theater-Based Program for Collective Healing Among Asian American Health Care Professionals.
Li EY, Xu JA, Ma E, Ho SJ, Yu CT, Han JJ, Zarra MB, Barias T, Amin PR, Ouyang JX, Sust S, Sharma N, Yuen EY. Theater-Based Program for Collective Healing Among Asian American Health Care Professionals. JAMA Netw Open 2026, 9: e2625630. PMID: 42518235, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.25630.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArtificial Intelligence in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: A Narrative Review of Recent Clinical Applications and Ethical Considerations.
Cheng S, Kim E, Bhalodi R, Um T, Wong D, Yuen EY. Artificial Intelligence in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: A Narrative Review of Recent Clinical Applications and Ethical Considerations. Curr Psychiatry Rep 2026, 28 PMID: 42322539, DOI: 10.1007/s11920-026-01691-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCHATogether Community-Based Program for Evaluating Asian American and Pacific Islanders’ Mental Health Needs Post-COVID-19
Li E, Shen E, Tablan F, Zhang S, Xu J, Xu J, Yuen E. CHATogether Community-Based Program for Evaluating Asian American and Pacific Islanders’ Mental Health Needs Post-COVID-19. Psychiatric Services 2025, 76: 872-880. PMID: 40947869, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20250166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health needsMental health conversationsHealth conversationsHealth needsCommunity-based psychiatric servicesMental health programsCommunity leadersCommunity-based programsService delivery levelMental health professionalsAsian AmericansParticipants' emotional responsesHealth professionalsHealth programsProgram satisfactionFaith-based organizationsCommunity settingsCommunity partnersMental healthCommunity partnershipsPsychiatric servicesThematic analysisCommunity programsChurch settingsQualitative interviewsNovel 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 symptomsCHATogether 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, 20: 235-251. 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 scaleFamily-Centered Care in Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Mental Health Treatment in the United States: A Case Study
Kietzman H, Styles W, Franklin-Zitzkat L, Del Vecchio Valerian M, Yuen E. Family-Centered Care in Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Mental Health Treatment in the United States: A Case Study. Healthcare 2025, 13: 1079. PMID: 40361857, PMCID: PMC12071710, DOI: 10.3390/healthcare13091079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntensive outpatient programDialectical behavior therapyMeasurement based careOutpatient mental health treatmentIntensive outpatient servicesMental health treatmentHelp-Seeking AttitudesModel of family-centered careFamily engagementInpatient mental health servicesComprehensive psychiatric careMental health servicesMental health crisisDistress intoleranceFamily-centered carePsychiatric medication managementAt-risk youthAnxiety symptomsBehavioral therapyIncreased emotionalitySuicide riskFamily interventionsHealth treatmentOutpatient programConflict behaviorAsian American Female Residents’ Perceptions of Facilitators and Barriers to Leadership in Medicine
Ho S, Jiang J, Yu C, Xu E, Yuen E. Asian American Female Residents’ Perceptions of Facilitators and Barriers to Leadership in Medicine. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e2512271. PMID: 40423971, PMCID: PMC12117468, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.12271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsian American womenAcademic medicine leadershipPerceptions of facilitatorsAmerican womenFemale residentsQualitative studyResident physicians' perceptionsAcademic medicinePurposive sampling strategyThematic content analysisPostgraduate year 1Physicians' perceptionsProgram specialtySocial media groupsDevelopment of professional identityMain OutcomesSnowball samplingPostgraduate yearResidency programsTraining levelBarriers to leadershipSociocultural perceptionsContent analysisParticipantsYear 1Intersectional Considerations for Clinical Care of Asian American Pacific Islander LGBTQ + Youth
Zhong J, Benhayoun A, Bakhit R, Cui Z, Li A, Chen D, Quon J, Yuen E. Intersectional Considerations for Clinical Care of Asian American Pacific Islander LGBTQ + Youth. Current Pediatrics Reports 2025, 13: 10. DOI: 10.1007/s40124-025-00345-x.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsFamily-centered interventionsEvidence-based approachMental healthSocial supportClinical careCultural sensitivityInterpersonal discriminationClinician awarenessFace complex challengesClinical settingPacific IslandersIntersectional identitiesStructural oppressionInternalized oppressionIntersectional considerationsYouth faceLGBTQYoung peopleInterventionIntersectional stressYouthCultural identityClinical considerationsInclusive spacesOppressionCHATogether: a novel digital program to promote Asian American Pacific Islander mental health in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Song JE, Ngo NT, Vigneron JG, Lee A, Sust S, Martin A, Yuen EY. CHATogether: a novel digital program to promote Asian American Pacific Islander mental health in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Child And Adolescent Psychiatry And Mental Health 2022, 16: 76. PMID: 36151549, PMCID: PMC9508757, DOI: 10.1186/s13034-022-00508-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNavigating Intersectional Identities: Clinical Considerations for Working With LGBTQ Asian American Youth
Shen E, Zhong J, Benhayoun A, Choi E, Zou L, Yuen E. Navigating Intersectional Identities: Clinical Considerations for Working With LGBTQ Asian American Youth. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2023, 62: 1297-1300. PMID: 37088451, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2023.03.016.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
News
News
- July 08, 2026
Yuen Appointed Adolescent Ambulatory Services Medical Director at Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital
- May 05, 2026
Yuen, Salahou, Lee Publish Chapter in Textbook
- April 01, 2026
Yuen and Zhang Win First Place at AADPRT Annual Meeting
- March 27, 2026
Advancing Psychiatric Education Through Collaboration and Learning