Links to other sites that provide information about Mental Health or the South Asian Community.
Alabama
AshaKiran - a ray of hope
Arizona
ASAFSF - Arizona South Asians for Safe Families
California
Aasra - "shelter" in Hindi
Maitri - helping women help themselves
Narika - changing the way we live, violence free
Sahara - South Asian helpline and referral agency
South Asian Network - to raise the visibility of the South Asian LGBT community
Connecticut
Sneha - Service and Education for Women Against Abuse
Florida
SAHARA of South Florida - reaching out to Asian women in distress
Georgia
Raksha - "protection" in several South Asian languages
Illinois
Apna Ghar - domestic violence center
Massachusetts
Saheli - friendship for South Asian women
Michigan
Michigan Asian Indian Family Center - support system for Asian Indians who are without the extended family assistance that is typically available in India
New Jersey
Manavi - working to end violence against South Asian women
SAMHAJ - mental illness self - help group for South Asians
New York
Islamic Center of Long Island - domestic harmony project
Sakhi for South Asian Women - anti - domestic violence
SAATHI of Rochester - empowering our future, one woman at a time
North Carolina
KIRAN - domestic violence and crisis service
Ohio
ASHA - ray of hope
Oregon
SAWERA - South Asian Women's Empowerment and Resources Alliance
Pennsylvania
SEWAA - service and education for women against abuse
Texas
Asians Against Domestic Abuse - free confidential support to Asian American women and their children
CHETNA - preventing domestic violence and helping create safe homes
Daya - serving South Asian families
Saheli - provides assistance to Asian families dealing with domestic violence and abuse
Washington
Chaya - serving South Asian women in times of crisis and need
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
Rehab Info - trusted addiction rehabilitation information and services locator
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
Shakti Productions - produces and uses videos to advocate for an end to violence against women
South Asian Psychological Networking Association - connecting scientist-practitioners invested in the psychological concerns of South Asians and South Asian Americans
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
Samhati - improving the condition of women and children in Bangladesh