11 Apr 2024
5/x Follow @shashib's advice. 👇
This will definitely be a thought-provoking discussion. It's not easy to talk about #mentalhealth #anxiety #depression. We're doing it, however, to reduce the stigma.
Links to watch live or later:
neilparekh.org/post/ep-5-ind…
11 Apr 2024
Don't miss this thought-provoking discussion! If you can't watch live, catch the recording at your convenience on this website or the links below. 📷📣 Join @neilparekh and co-host, @Dawner100, for the fifth episode of "Shining Light on Shadows: A Candid Conversation About Mental Health" on April 11 at 7pm ET / 6pm CT / 4pm PT! 📷Special guest, @isomani, an independent documentary filmmaker, will share her insights on #MentalHealth in the #SouthAsian community and the challenges of #caregiving. 📷
📷 URL for details and watch : neilparekh.org/post/ep-5-ind…📷
#MentalHealthMatters #SouthAsianCommunity #CaregiverChallenges #Shadows2Shine
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9 Apr 2024
4/x My post covers the importance of talking about #MentalHealth in the #SouthAsian community and the lack of adequate data / research. In fact, I was very frustrated when I reviewed the data I could find.
neilparekh.org/post/represen…
I'm hoping conversations like these will help.
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9 Apr 2024
3/x @isomani's blog post focuses on a documentary she's making about her mom's 20-year struggle with depression and her own role as a caregiver.
She's "Shining a Light" on #depression and #mentalhealth in the #SouthAsian community, and among our elders.
neilparekh.org/post/telling-…
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9 Apr 2024
2/x Dawn Helmrich wrote a very intimate blog post about the bond between her and her mother, who passed away four years ago. Dawn was her caregiver. We'll talk about the impact #caregiving can have on #MentalHealth.
Blog post:
neilparekh.org/post/a-daught…
#ShiningLightonShadows
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7 Apr 2024
I was teaching near SF during the earthquake in 90's, we lost power, and only missed one day of school.
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7 Apr 2024
Also a shout out to NAMI.org, I did education outreach for our local NAMI in Rochester. Thank you
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7 Apr 2024
We are outside the path here in MN and it will be cloudy, I did get to experience it in 2017, epic. I am grateful to my grandparents in navigating care, they were prevention guru's, back in the day with university extention programs, I grew up in fam with no insurance.
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7 Apr 2024
5/x We're live with @Sree's Sunday #NYTReadalong. Our guest is @isomani.
#Depression #MentalHealth #Caregiving #Journalism
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7 Apr 2024
4/x Our guest on @Sree's Sunday #NYTReadalong at 8:30am ET: @isomani, a filmmaker, #journalism prof & fmr. TV news producer. Our focus: a documentary she's making about her mom, who suffers from #depression.
Watch live or on demand.
Links to watch:
digimentors.group/post/nytre…
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7 Apr 2024
3/x @isomani will also be a guest on a show I co-host with @dawner100, #ShiningLightonShadows. We'll focus on #depression in the #SouthAsian community and the impact on caregivers.
That show will be live on Thursday, April 11 at 7pm ET / 6pm CT / 4pm PT: neilparekh.org/post/ep-5-ind…
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4 Apr 2024
Calling all South Asian Mental Health advocates, consider submitting a proposal :South Asian Mental Health Conference. forms.gle/cVkz5jB58hqJ1s1x8
@sach_bc @asra_now_ @TarakiHQ @PCHS4U @NAMICommunicate @MannMukti @SAMHINorg @SANSoCal @JakaraMovement @narikabayarea
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11 Jan 2024
I feel honored to be invited to speak at the South Asian Mental Health Series, organized by @PsychSIGN in collaboration with @SAMHINorg under kind leadership of Dr. Makhija, Big shootout to PsychSign Media Outreach Chair Apoorva Polavarapu. @APApsychiatric @AACAP @papana_org
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19 Sep 2023
@SAMHINorg is doing it up for a @HealthierJC with a South Asian Substance Use Workshop, on Tuesday, Sept 19th from 5pm-8:30pm. Stay informed for a #HealthierJC! @JerseyCity
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Today, we want to uplift @SAMHINorg — a non-profit that supports the mental health of the South Asian community! Go check them out! And, for an extensive list of BIPOC #mentalhealth resources, go to: hubs.ly/Q01Zqb290.
#BIPOCMentalHealthMonth
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7 Oct 2022
Starting a new academic year can be overwhelming and nerve-wracking for many of us. Read our blog post for tips and tricks on how to organize yourself for the new academic year! samhin.org/blog/
#samhinorg #backtoschool #organized #planner
#stressedout #medicalstudent
3 Jul 2022
July is Minority Mental Health month. Through awareness and destigmatizing mental health issues, we can help provide minority populations which much needed access to mental health services and facilities.
#samhinorg #mentalhealthisimportant #MinoritymentalHealthMonth
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As a nonprofit, @SAMHINorg addresses the mental health needs of the South Asian community in the United States with a goal to decrease the stigma and shame associated with mental health conditions and offer resources for people who seek help. Learn more: samhin.org/
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May is #AsianPacificHeritageMonth. We believe everyone deserves access to mental health and suicide prevention support. Here are mental health resources that directly support Asian communities: @asianmhc, @AAPAonline, @InclusiveMH, @SouthAsianMH, @SAMHINorg @SouthAsianSMH more
ALT Asian Mental Health Collective, asian m h c dot org. Asian Mental Health Project asian mental health project dot com. Asian American Psychology, a a p a online dot org. Inclusive Therapists, inclusive therapists dot com.
ALT South Asian Mental Health Alliance, s a m h a a dot org. South Asian Mental Health Initiative and Network, s a m h i n dot org. South Asian Sexual and Mental Health Alliance, s a s m h a dot org.
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May is #AsianPacificHeritageMonth. We believe everyone deserves access to mental health and suicide prevention support. Here are mental health resources that directly support Asian communities: @asianmhc, @AAPAonline, @InclusiveMH, @SouthAsianMH, @SAMHINorg @SouthAsianSMH more
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