As part of SAMHIN’s mission to encourage open conversations about mental health in the South Asian community, we invited Yahya Usman, a high school junior with interest in mental health to share his perspective on academic pressure on the South Asian youth. Academic success is deeply valued in many South Asian families. It’s viewed not [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
