SY028: Considerations for Supporting South Asian Youth Mental Health

Saturday, February 17, 2024
8:00 AM–9:20 AM CST

  • PMD: 6,8
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Introduction

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. reflect on some of the differences in stressors between South Asian American and South Asian contexts.
  2. consider applicability of mental health promotion strategies within South Asian youth and families to current work.
  3. identify youth mental health promotion strategies that may work in South Asian families, in both the United States and abroad.

Description

This symposium explores barriers and ways to promote mental health in South Asian youth in the family unit and individually. We present international and U.S.-based studies and discuss contextual differences.

Presenter(s)

Diksha Bali, University of Maryland
Mazneen Havewala, University of Maryland
Ami Patel, University of Maryland
Anjali Sheth, University of Maryland

Contributor(s)

Cixin Wang, Yeram Cheong, Janisa Hui, Colleen R. O´Neal

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