Links to other sites that provide information about Mental Health or the South Asian Community.
Aasra - "shelter" in Hindi
Apna Ghar - "our home", domestic violence shelter
Asha - support, information, guidance to South Asian women
CHAI, Inc. - Counselors Helping (South) Asian/ Indians
Chaya - serving South Asian women in times of crisis and need
CHETNA - preventing domestic violence and helping create safe homes
Daya - serving South Asian families
Kiran - domestic violence and crisis services for South Asians
Shakti Productions - produces and uses videos to advocate for an end to violence against women
Maitri - helping women help themselves
Manavi - working to end violence against South Asian women
Narika - changing the way we live, violence free
South Asian Psychological Networking Association - connecting scientist-practitioners invested in the psychological concerns of South Asians and South Asian Americans
Raksha, Inc. - "protection" in several South Asian languages
S.A.W.A - South Asian Women for Action
SAHARA - South Asian Helpline and Referral Agency
SAHELI - Support, Advocate, Heal, Empower, Listen, Inform
Saheli - friendship for South Asian Women
Sakhi - anti-domestic violence
SAMHAJ - mental illness self - help group for South Asians
Samhati - improving the condition of women and children in Bangladesh
SAWERA - South Asian Women's Empowerment and Resource Alliance
SAWI - South Asian Women's Initiative
SEWAA - Service and Education for Women Against Abuse
Sneha, Inc. - a network for women of South Asian origin
Alliance, Inc. - rehabilitations, treatment, case management, vocational, and employment services
Baltimore Health Care Access, Inc. - promoting access to health care and related services
Baltimore Mental Health Systems - local mental health authority and core service agency for Baltimore City
Baltimore City Health Department - working to improve the health and well - being of Baltimore residents
Chase Brexton Health Services, Inc. - interdisciplinary health care for diverse communities
Crisis Link - crisis intervention and suicide prevention in Northern Virginia
Emerge, Inc. - services for people with disabilities
Family and Children Services - helping families solve problems and prevent issues from becoming disabling
Fairfax County, VA DSS - Department of Social Services
Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health - helping children with mental health needs
Howard County DSS - Department of Social Services
Howard County Mental Health Authority - core service agency managing publicly funded mental health services
Humanim, Inc. - mental health, vocational, neuro - rehabilitation, developmental disabilities, and deaf services
Listening To You, LLC. - addresses concerns such as work-life balance, workplace skills enhancement, supervisory skills enhancement, transition management, and retirement planning
Maryland Coalition of Families for Children's Mental Health - services for children with mental health needs
Maryland Psychiatric Society - state medical speciality society
Mental Health Association of Maryland - outreach to people with mental illness
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - 24 hour crisis help, hospitalization, therapy, community - based outpatient mental health services
Mental Disorder Network - services for children, adults, civilian, military, temporary, or permanent residents of DC
Maryland Society for Clinical Social Workers - seminars, resources, and publications for social workers
Montgomery County DSS - Department of Social Services
NAMI Maryland - education, support, and advocacy for persons with mental illness
On Our Own of Maryland - mental health consumer education and advocacy group
Prince Georges County DSS - Department of Social Services
Pro Bono Counseling Project - volunteer licensed mental health professionals
Sheppard Pratt Health System - behavioral health system
The Mental Health Association of DC - advocacy, education, and research in promoting mental health
The Center for Mental Health Outreach (DC) - delivering mental health services to underserved people
Way Station, Inc. - child and adolescent programs, community employment, day programs, crisis teams
Washington, D.C. DSS - Department of Social Services
Baltimore Indian/ South Asian Heritage Meetup Group - community group
KhushDC - LGBT
Asian and Friends - Washington - LGBT
NetSAP - Network of South Asian Professionals
SABA - South Asian Bar Association
SAALT - South Asian Leaders of Tomorrow
ASHA - Asian Women's Self Help Association
AAPI - Asian American and Pacific Islander Initiative
APALRC - Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center
Samhati - funds projects in Bangladesh
AALEAD - Asian American Leadership Empowerment and Development
SAWNET - South Asian Women's Network
DVRP - Asian/ Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project