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Help us establish an emotional support hotline

A crisis hotline is a service people can call for immediate phone counselling by trained volunteers and mental health professionals. Such hotlines have existed in most major cities of the English-speaking world since the mid-1970s. Initially set up to help those contemplating suicide, many have extended their mandate to deal more generally with emotional crises.

The Role of Mental Health Awareness in Mental Health Promotion and Prevention in Armenian Context

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.

The Role of Asian Provider During COVID-19 Pandemic

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.

The Role of Professional Organizations in the Advancement of Mental Health Awareness

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.

The Role of Mental Health Awareness in Minority Communities

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

Stress Awareness Month

Celebrated since the early 90s, Stress Awareness Month raises public awareness about both the causes and treatments for the modern stress epidemic. During this annual 30-day period, healthcare professionals and health promotion experts unite to increase public awareness about causes and treatments for the modern stress epidemic. What is stress? Stress is the way our ..read more Stress Awareness Month

World Bipolar Day

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

Three must-listen podcasts on neurodiversity

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