We are happy to share that our second panel discussion will take place in Boston, USA. MHAI will lead a panel discussion titled “Mental Health is Health: How Communities Shape Our Well-Being” at the Watertown Free Public Library on April 17. This event is part of the Armenian Mental Health Week initiative, taking place from 16 to 22 ..read more Mental Health is Health: How Communities Shape Our Well-Being
This May, we are proud to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month with a focus on this year’s theme: Community. In a time where connection and collective care are more important than ever, we’re coming together to highlight the role of community in promoting mental wellbeing and breaking the stigma surrounding mental health.
The Mental Health Awareness Initiative NGO is proud to announce a strategic partnership with the Yerevan Municipality to launch an Emotional Support Hotline, providing free, confidential mental health support to the public starting April 2025.
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
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.
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
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