South Asian Youth Mental Health
We are a group of emerging South Asian youth from Calgary, Canada who appreciate the strengths and challenges faced by our community in embracing mental health and illness. Our individual backgrounds include medicine, counselling psychology, science, and engineering. Our experiences with mental health have guided our mission for the South Asian Youth Mental Health. Our mission is to spark conversation and ignite momentum towards more informed attitudes about mental health and illness. While recognizing the vast diversity within the South Asian community, we hope to highlight our shared experiences, and create a unified front in tackling the stigma against mental health and illness in Calgary.
Self-assessment
The SAYMH self-assessment is a 5-question assessment that asks questions in regard to an individual’s mental health situation. Based on respondent answers, appropriate resources are tabulated, and an appropriate list of resources is generated to enable individuals to efficiently access appropriate resources according to their mental health needs.
Getting Started
This provides a brief introduction to topics such as “understanding mental health”, “when you should get help?”, and “understanding addiction”, which can help guide your understanding of mental health and how to navigate these topics.
About us
SAYMH is a group of emerging South Asians professionals from Calgary who appreciate the strengths and challenges faced by the South Asian community in embracing mental health and illness. Our mission is to spark conversation and ignite momentum towards more informed attitudes about mental health and illness.