Lily Chen, PhD, RN, CNE

Executive Director

Our Team: Lily Chen

Lily is the founding Executive Director of UCA WAVES, a community organizer, a nursing educator, and a researcher.  Lily has led national community grassroots efforts for mental health education in AANHPI communities since 2016. Lily directs multiple projects funded by SAMHSA, the state of North Carolina, HHS DMHDDSUS, Blue Cross NC foundation, Julian Grace Foundation, and the National Council for Mental Wellbeing. She has focused on developing and testing Culturally Adaptive Mental Health First Aid Training, evidence-informed parent education and peer support, and youth peer support in AANHPI communities for suicide prevention. Lily is the producer of the documentary film Silent War: Asian American Reckoning with Mental Health, directed by the award-winning film director.  She recently spoke at the White House AANHPI Mental Health Convening in 2024,  has published multiple Op-Eds in major news outlets, and is serving on multiple boards and committees locally and nationally. Lily is the recipient of the 2025 Carolina Public Service Award by UNC Chapel Hill, a faculty member at NC Central University, an RWJF Clinical Scholar, and obtained her PhD from UNC Chapel Hill. An immigrant mother of five wonderful adult children, Lily now lives in Cary with her husband.

陈健，注册护士，硕士，博士候选人，注册护士教师

UCA WAVES执行长

陈健是美国华人联盟心理健康组织（UCA WAVES）的创始人和执行长、社区活动组织者、护理专业的研究员和教师。自2016年以来，Lily一直在AANHPI社区领导全国社区基层心理健康教育工作。陈健领导了由SAMHSA，北卡罗来纳州，HHS DMHDDSUS，蓝十字北卡基金会，Julian Grace基金会和国家心理健康委员会资助的多个项目。她专注于开发和应用适合于亚裔文化背景的心理健康急救培训，为亚裔家长提供亲子教育培训和同伴支持，以及AANHPI社区的青少年同伴支持，预防自杀。莉莉是第一部讲述亚裔美国人与心理健康纪录片《沉默的战争》的制片人，由获奖电影导演执导。她最近在2024年白宫AANHPI精神健康会议上发表了演讲，在主要新闻媒体上发表了多篇专栏文章，并在地方和全国多个董事会和委员会任职。Lily是北卡罗莱纳大学教堂山分校的2025年北卡州立大学教堂山分校公共服务奖的获得者。陈健还是北卡罗莱纳大学中央大学的教员，北卡罗莱纳大学教堂山分校的博士候选人，以及RWJF临床学者。陈健是一位移民母亲，有五个优秀的成年子女，现在和丈夫住在北卡州凯瑞市。