Navigating Support After Opening Up at Home In alignment with SAMHIN’s mission to foster open dialogue about mental health within the South Asian community and highlight the meaningful contributions of those advancing this work, we invited Aanya Jajoo again to share her thoughts and experiences about what happens after a conversation about mental health is [...]
As part of SAMHIN’s mission to encourage open conversations about mental health in the South Asian community, we invited Sarah Usman, to share her experience about how intergenerational trauma shapes adaptation in South Asians. My friend and I grew up in a central New Jersey suburb known for its competitive public schools, where, every March, [...]
In alignment with SAMHIN’s mission to foster open dialogue about mental health within the South Asian community and highlight the meaningful contributions of those advancing this work, we invited Charlie Rao, MS, LPC, who has experience helping caregivers facing stress, to share her thoughts about caregiving within South Asian families. Caregiving is a universal human [...]
In alignment with SAMHIN’s mission to foster open dialogue about mental health within the South Asian community and highlight the meaningful contributions of those advancing this work, we invited Aanya Jajoo, graduate student in mental health counseling at Teachers College, Columbia University with a strong dedication to improving mental health outcomes, to share her thoughts [...]
As part of SAMHIN’s mission to encourage open conversations about mental health in the South Asian community, we invited Dr. Bhumika Shah, a passionate advocate for mental health awareness, to share her perspective on how autism is understood and experienced within the community. A few years ago, a family asked me a question that left [...]
In alignment with SAMHIN’s mission to foster open dialogue about mental health within the South Asian community and highlight the meaningful contributions of those advancing this work, we invited Mahashree Portonovo — Lifestyle Design Coach and Certified Health & Life Coach, on her reflections to simplify life. Two Mornings, One Mountain Every day, I step [...]
In alignment with SAMHIN’s mission to foster open dialogue about mental health within the South Asian community and highlight the meaningful contributions of those advancing this work, we invited Shruthi Srivatsan, BA, a healthcare researcher with a strong dedication to improving mental health outcomes, to share her experiences taking about mental health. This is the [...]
In alignment with SAMHIN’s mission to foster open dialogue about mental health within the South Asian community and highlight the meaningful contributions of those advancing this work, we invited Shruthi Srivatsan, BA, a healthcare researcher with a strong dedication to improving mental health outcomes, to share her experiences taking about mental health. Mental health is [...]
The South Asian Mental Health Initiative and Network (SAMHIN), founded in 2014, continues to play a vital role in addressing the mental health needs of the South Asian community in the United States, with its roots in New Jersey. Over the years, SAMHIN has received awards, recognition, and most importantly, everyone’s hearts. On August 16, [...]
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 Swati Iyenger, MSW, a psychotherapist and co-facilitator of SAMHIN’s newly-launched Sahara Grief Support Group, to share her thoughts on grief. Some human relationships are so fundamental [...]
