3 South Asian Youth LGBTQ+ community members celebrated Pride Month with Maitri in this Maitri Podcast episode. Satchi Thockchom, Raveena, and Aurin Roy shared their thoughts on the intersectionality of relationship abuse and the LGBTQ+ movement, their personal experiences, pain, and hope with our host Nandini Ray. Listen to this podcast to be a better ally, and stand with the LGBTQ+ communities with pride!

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This project was made possible by funding provided by the County of Santa Clara Office of Gender-Based Violence Prevention. [Please link to our website: www.sccendviolence.org

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Mental health issues have frequently been perceived as nonexistent in our South Asian communities; we are least likely to seek help due to stigma until the situation reaches a level of crisis. To break the silence, 3 college students: Saniya Soni, Sapna Ramappa, and Ambar Mishra openly shared their perspectives and personal experiences with our host Nandini Ray.

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This project was made possible by funding provided by the County of Santa Clara Office of Gender-Based Violence Prevention.  [Please link to our website:  www.sccendviolence.org

In this episode, Shailaja Mahavadi and Ramadevi Bellamkonda discuss domestic violence in lockdown and share information and resources that can help in safety planning and in ending abuse, and guidelines on the community’s role in violence prevention.

Maitri Helpline: 1-888-8MAITRI | www.maitri.org

This project was made possible by funding provided by the County of Santa Clara Office of Gender-Based Violence Prevention.  [Please link to our website:  www.sccendviolence.org

South Asian teens are often confronted with cultural dilemmas, differences, and demands when exposed to competing cultural value systems of the East and the West. This is an ongoing challenge that many South Asian teens face and negotiate each day in the arena of personal and social affairs. Most of the time South Asian parents also share that tension as they suffer worrying or not even knowing what their children go through. In this episode, a South Asian mother-daughter team shared their personal experiences on how they had shortened the cultural gap by having respectful, open conversations and how they helped each other in establishing a trusted and healthy relationship between themselves.

Maitri Helpline: 1-888-8MAITRI | www.maitri.org

This project was made possible by funding provided by the County of Santa Clara Office of Gender-Based Violence Prevention.  [Please link to our website:  www.sccendviolence.org

In this episode, Shabana Ansari and Daman Tiwana discuss domestic violence in lockdown and share information and resources that can help in safety planning and in ending abuse, and guidelines on the community’s role in violence prevention.

Maitri Helpline: 1-888-8MAITRI

www.maitri.org

National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233

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This project was made possible by funding provided by the County of Santa Clara Office of Gender-Based Violence Prevention.  [Please link to our website:  www.sccendviolence.org

In this time of the global pandemic, we are facing anxiety and uncertainty. For domestic violence survivors, it is adding extra layers of pain with threats of increased violence and abuse. Listen to this podcast to know how to take care of your mental health well-being, information on free and low-cost resources, and how to remove stigma in help-seeking. 

In this episode, our host Nandini Ray is in conversation with licensed therapist Sharon Pereira, LMFT and they discuss mental health wellness, effects of COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of Domestic Violence survivors, and also share some useful resources and tips for self-care. 

In this episode, Zakia Afrin and Nandini Ray discuss domestic violence in lockdown and share information and resources that can help in safety planning and in ending abuse, and guidelines on the community’s role in violence prevention.

Maitri Helpline: 1-888-8MAITRI

www.maitri.org

National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233

https://safechatsv.org/

Do you know how to identify child abuse? Do you know the excellent resources that are available in Santa Clara County that can prevent child abuse and neglect? Please listen to this Maitri podcast and share it widely to help save a child from abuse and neglect.

Two experts in the child abuse prevention field, Dr. Suzanne Frank (a pediatrician and the Child Abuse Services & Prevention Champion) and Steve Baron (a retired Director of Family Court Services in Santa Clara County, a therapist, and an expert on Counseling Psychology) shared their knowledge, experiences, and resources to prevent child abuse. 

In this episode, our guest, and a family law attorney, Nishtha Jolly shares information and resources about legal processes and important information one should know when working with attorneys.