General BCCPA
Substance Misuse Research
Pathway to Hope
Bhalakushari
BCCPA Board
100

This person founded BCCPA, formerly known as BCH.

Who is Tika Ram Dhungana?

100

This age group was the focus of the study on alcohol and drug misuse among Bhutanese youth and young adults.

What is ages 14–24?

100

Pathway to Hope officially launched during this month and year.

What is January 2025?

100

Project Bhalakushari’s current research phase is expected to continue until this year.

What is 2029?

100

Since BCCPA was founded in 2011, this many women have served as Chair. 

What is zero?

300

BCCPA was officially founded in this year.

What is 2011?

300

According to participants, these two traditional homemade alcohols were commonly consumed in refugee camps in Nepal.

What are Jaandh and Raksi?

300

This support initiative connects community members with mental health, healthcare, financial, and legal resources.

What is Pathway to Wellness?

300

Project Bhalakushari originally began through a partnership with researchers at this university’s School of Public Health.

What is Harvard Chan School of Public Health?

300

This new annual event was started by the BCCPA Board in 2026.

What is the Spelling Bee?

500

Since its founding, BCCPA has had this many Executive Directors.

What is one?

500

This research approach emphasizes equal collaboration between researchers and community members throughout the study process.

What is Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR)?

500

Pathway to Hope trained this many local service providers on Bhutanese culture and refugee life experience during its first evaluation cycle.

What is 140?

500

Unlike short-term projects, Project Bhalakushari was designed as this type of research study following older Bhutanese adults over multiple years.

What is a longitudinal study?

500

This many members of the board get paid for their service.

What is 0?

700

Approximately this many people attend the BCCPA Mela each year.

What is 25,000?

700

This community event was mentioned as a place where youth could easily access alcohol.

What are weddings or large celebrations?

700

This five-step MHFA action plan was frequently identified by participants as one of the most useful parts of the training.

What is ALGEE?

700

Project Bhalakushari began in 2017 with a pilot project that included this many older Bhutanese adults. 

What is 190?

700

This board chair served the shortest amount of time at BCCPA. 

Who is Bhuwan Gautam?

1000

This theory was used to understand how migration stress and family dynamics influence alcohol and drug misuse among Bhutanese youth.

What is the Transnational Theory of Cultural Stress?

1000

Pathway to Hope exceeded its original recruitment goals by training this combined total number of QPR Gatekeepers and MHFA First Aiders in its first year.

What is 209 people?

1000

Researchers noted that this emotional challenge sometimes discouraged women leaders from fully participating in the Community Advisory Board.

What is imposter syndrome?

1000

Since BCCPA was founded in 2011, this many individuals have served as the Board Chair.

What is 5?