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South Asian Youth Mental Health 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, a high school senior and SAMHIN volunteer, to share his thoughts on stigma associated with mental illness in South Asian youth. Mental health stigma is a significant issue [...]

2023-07-12T22:48:52-04:00July 14th, 2023|Mental Health|

Let’s Start a Conversation

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, we invited Harkiran Kaur, an incoming college freshman, with a passion to break down stigma associated with mental illness to share her efforts and initiatives to address mental health in her [...]

2023-06-27T22:46:26-04:00June 30th, 2023|Mental Health, Mental Illness|

Experiencing Helplessness

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, we invited Anju Puri, a SAMHIN volunteer who is committed to helping others, to write about feelings of helplessness during loved one’s final moments. Who will ever forget the uncertainty and [...]

2023-05-19T22:50:35-04:00June 2nd, 2023|Grief|

Culture Versus Religion in South Asian Communities

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 Sasha Samra, an aspiring lawyer and strong advocate of mental health, to share her thoughts on how culture and religion can be confused. Religion and culture [...]

2023-04-14T20:15:13-04:00April 21st, 2023|Culture|

Accepting Life’s Hurdles

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 Vennela Challagondla, an aspiring physician, to share what works for her in coping with life’s everyday challenges. Life can feel like a continuous marathon, working towards [...]

2023-04-10T22:43:05-04:00April 7th, 2023|Mental Health|

Building Confidence

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 Bairavi Maheswaran, a medical student, to share some tips on building self-confidence based on her own experiences. In many South Asian cultures, one is told not [...]

2023-02-08T21:43:25-05:00February 24th, 2023|Culture, Mental Illness|

How Family Can Help Our Mental Health

In keeping with SAMHIN’s mission of greater dialogue on mental health in the South Asian community and highlight the important work of others in this area, we invited Palak Patel, doctoral student in clinical psychology, to share her thoughts on role of families in mental health. According to an article published in an Indian psychiatric [...]

2023-01-22T18:05:10-05:00January 27th, 2023|Culture, Mental Health|
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