Culture and Stigma surrounding Mental Health
Culture and Stigma surrounding Mental Health
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Register for workshop on Culture and Stigma surrounding Mental Health
LOCATION: live broadcasted on zoom (Link sent after registering)
WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. CST
Saturday, November 16th
TOPIC: Culture and Stigma
PRENTER: Mehwish Sheikh, Siddharth Reddy, Dr. Afshan Khan
PLEASE REGISTER: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/northaustinmuslimcommunitycenter/1468086
Previous recorded sessions: Mental Health Series at NAMCC - YouTube
ABOUT THE PRESENTER - MHISA
In 2021, during their freshman year of college, MHISA founders suffered the loss of their close friend and roommate in a tragic murder-suicide where he took the lives of himself and his family.
Their roommate was struggling with a variety of inadequately treated mental illnesses. However, like so many members of the South Asian-American community, his parents simply lacked the tools, resources, and education necessary for providing him the care he needed.
The tragedy of their roommate and his family revealed that there are many environmental factors and structural barriers to effective mental health care unique to South Asians. Fueled with heartache and a passion for change, they went on to create a youth-led grass-roots initiative that enables South Asians struggling with mental illness to lead better and healthful lives.
In this session we will discover the effects of culture and stigma. This will be in conversational format.
Website: https://mhisa.org
Previously conducted sessions can be viewed at:
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