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988 vs. 911: Clarifying How to Seek Help Safely During Crisis

September is World Suicide Prevention Month and September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day. This is wonderful opportunity to tell you about the new 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. It used to be called National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and had a 10-digit phone number. In July 2022 the long awaited three-digit number, 988 launched. Despite [...]

2024-09-09T22:52:03-04:00September 10th, 2024|Mental Health, Suicide|

Unspoken Loss: Confronting Taboos Around Mental Health and Suicide

In alignment with SAMHIN's goal of promoting more conversations about mental health within the South Asian community and recognizing the valuable contributions of others, we asked Angela, a physician, to share her encounters with the hesitance in Desi families to discuss mental health and suicide. More than twenty-five years have passed, yet the events of [...]

2024-06-30T20:06:39-04:00June 30th, 2024|Mental Health, Suicide|

Aging Successfully

Successful aging goes beyond simply living longer; it encompasses various dimensions of well-being, including physical health, cognitive function, resilience, and social engagement. Some researchers define it as freedom from disease and disability, maintaining high cognitive and physical functioning levels, and adapting to losses. We lose our loved ones. Our physical abilities start to fail, like [...]

2024-04-06T22:10:25-04:00April 6th, 2024|Aging|

A Mother’s Dream Filled with Nightmare: Postpartum Depression

In keeping with SAMHIN’s mission of greater dialogue on mental health in South Asians and highlight the important work of others in this area, we invited Neha Pundeer, a New York City psychotherapist and mother, to share her thoughts on postpartum depression. Many women aspire to relish the journey of motherhood, yet sometimes, this cherished [...]

2024-01-24T22:43:27-05:00January 26th, 2024|Depression|

Understanding and Supporting Dementia Patients: A Caregiver’s Guide

What exactly is dementia? It can be characterized as a broad category of cognitive impairments, the most prevalent being Alzheimer's disease. Memory loss, disorientation, altered personalities, and trouble with daily tasks can result from these conditions. This challenging condition impacts millions of people throughout the world. It can be emotionally and physically draining to care [...]

2023-11-22T19:36:05-05:00November 24th, 2023|Dementia|

Value of Self-reflections in My Grief

In keeping with SAMHIN’s mission of greater dialogue on mental health in the South Asian community and to highlight the experiences of others, we invited Anju Puri, who is committed to helping people, to tell us how about the role self-reflection has played in her personal grief journey. A major portion of society’s attitudes and [...]

2023-09-13T23:04:36-04:00September 22nd, 2023|Grief|

Adolescent Suicide and Stigma

In keeping with SAMHIN’s mission of greater dialogue on mental health in the South Asian community and highlight the important work of others, we invited Tanish Apte-Joshi to share his thoughts on stigma associated with adolescent suicide during National Suicide Prevention Month. Adolescent suicide is a tragic and complex issue that affects far too many [...]

2023-09-06T22:47:30-04:00September 8th, 2023|Suicide|

Art of Practicing Daily Gratitude

In keeping with SAMHIN’s mission of greater dialogue on mental health in the South Asian community and to highlight the important work of others in this area, we invited Jaspreet Kaur, a medical student, to share her thoughts and experience with a daily gratitude practice. Practicing gratitude every day can positively change our lives by [...]

2023-08-24T23:20:47-04:00August 25th, 2023|Mental Health|
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