The Mental Health Awareness Initiative provides free online training for individuals and specialists who offer crisis response first aid. The training will be conducted in Armenian and English. The duration of the first training module is 5 hours. There will be 4 breaks during the training. What is Psychological First Aid? Psychological First Aid (PFA) ..read more Psychological First Aid Training for First Responders
We are happy to announce a new round of collaboration between the Mental Health Awareness Initiative and the Center for The Living Arts. On December 7th, join us for a free 6-hour online Experiential Workshop exploring the Historical Legacy of the Armenian Genocide and processing the wounding connected with the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh war and the ..read more Healing the Wounds of History
Mr Gevorg Gharibyan is a mental health advocate, speaker & researcher. He is a UK-licensed chartered psychologist (CPsychol), an American Psychological Association associate and a British Psychological Society Psychotherapy Section Committee member.
Catherine Vuky, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist who has 20+ years of experience in working with immigrant and refugee children and families in an Asian community Health Center. She is dedicated to breaking down barriers for members of the Asian community in accessing mental health resources.
Danna Mauch, Ph.D., as President and CEO of the Massachusetts Association for Mental Health (MAMH), Danna Mauch brings organizational leadership, operations management, evaluation research and strategic consulting experience gained in private and public sector enterprises.
We are excited to announce that Mental Health Awareness Initiative is coming to Boston, USA. MHAI will lead a panel discussion on “The Role of Mental Health Awareness in Minority Communities” at NAASR on June 28th. Our goal is to voice mental health challenges faced by minority communities and facilitate discourse on overcoming barriers. About ..read more The Role of Mental Health Awareness in Minority Communities
World Bipolar Day (WBD) is an initiative of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD), the International Bipolar Foundation (IBPF), and the Asian Network of Bipolar Disorder (ANBD). World Bipolar Day is celebrated each year on March 30th, the birthday of Vincent Van Gogh. Van Gogh has posthumously diagnosed as having bipolar disorder. The idea ..read more World Bipolar Day
Emotional intelligence refers to the capacity to identify, understand, and manage one’s emotions. It involves being aware of and able to regulate emotions, recognise and empathise with the feelings of others, navigate social situations and build healthy relationships. According to Daniel Goleman, it has five main components: self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy, motivation, and social skills. Self-awareness ..read more What is emotional intelligence?
Here we picked three incredible podcasts on neurodiversity, discussing the everyday lives and challenges of neurodivergent people, covering the topics of systematic discrimination, and the ways to promote public awareness. What is neurodiversity? Neurodiversity describes the idea that people experience and interact with the world around them in many different ways; there is no one ..read more Three must-listen podcasts on neurodiversity