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The Ashna Project: Illuminating Mental Health and Purposeful Living
In the quiet corners of our minds, where vulnerability meets strength, lies the essence of The Ashna Project. Born from love, loss, and unwavering determination, this initiative seeks to create conversation and destigmatize mental health. Ashna’s Story Ashna Wagle was more than her diagnosis of bipolar disorder. She was a biology and chemistry student, a…
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PAWS FOR PATRICK
charity snapshot WHAT THEY DO Connect young people (up to 26 years old) with Emotional Support Animals (ESAs) & Therapy Dogs to aid them as they live with mental illness. Utilize their unique Wish Granter & Therapy Dog programs, they provide the funds & resources to bring the love of animals to those who need…
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MANN MUKTI (UTD)
charity snapshot WHAT THEY DO Provide safe spaces, educational resources, small group and art therapy, and encourage others to #SpeakUp about mental health in order to break the stigma in the South Asian community HOW THEY DO IT Through their University Chapter Program, a grass-roots initiative aimed to organize college students around the mission of…
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5 Mental Health Charities for the AAPI Community
The month of May is recognized in the United States for both Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month. Being raised in an Indian immigrant household in the United States since the age of 3, I found it ironic and important that the intersection of these two observances happens…
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CRISIS TEXT LINE
CHARITY SNAPSHOT WHAT THEY DO Provide a live, trained Crisis Counselor via confidential text or WhatsApp to anyone who needs mental health support or crisis intervention, 24/7 HOW THEY DO IT Text or WhatsApp HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the United States, anytime, to get connected to a live, trained Crisis Counselor via a…
Category: Mental Health
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