Counselors Helping (South) Asians / Indians

CHAI hosted the premier of comedian,Vijai Nathan's, new one-woman show on May 17th, 2008 for our fundraising event. The venue was packed and Vijai's humerous accounts of growing up with a traditional Hindu South Indian mother and Atheist or Agnostic (depending on the day you asked him) father, highlights the dilemna of growing up in a bicultural society.

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Getting together at socials, events and other places, we always eat, drink chai and have fun!!! Come on and join a meeting, volunteer at an event or give us a call.

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The Asian American Psychological Association offered the opportunity for South Asian organizations across the nation to form a panel on "Building the Mosaic- Community Collaborations Working Together in the South Asian Community." SAPNA, PEHCHAAN, Indo-American Psychiatric Association, SAN and CHAI were among the presenters.

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In November 2007, CHAI worked with Terry Bohrer, a consultant, who is also with the Maryland Mental Health Association to strength action steps towards outreach and edcuation in the South Asian community about mental health.

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Photos from the 15 Park Ave. Fundraiser- we had the actress Konkona Sensharma speak from about the film in which she portrayed a women diagnosed with Schizophrenia. We also had a panel discussion about the film from various mental health professionals and a person who has family member diagnosed with schizophrenia.

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