Abstract
The study is a comparative analysis of Shamanism and Christianity beliefs of how it affects the perception of mental health in the Hmong community. The design of the study is a descriptive quantitative cross-sectional survey that uses the Likert Scale to measure the participants’ attitudes and beliefs toward mental illnesses and mental health services. A convenience sample of Hmong people was selected at the Hmong New Year festivities. There were 110 surveys completed. The chi-square tests were used to determine the relationship between perceptions of mental health and type of religion. There were no statistical significance differences found between perceptions of mental health and types of religions. Both types of religions have similar responses to perceptions of mental illness. Implications for social work practice are discussed.