SAMHAJ
Provides education, support and advocacy for South Asians affected by serious mental illness. South Asians of Asian Indian and Pakistani origin, as well as those from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives are welcome to seek support and information from SAMHAJ.
Services
- Support for families and individuals affected by mental illness through support groups, and referrals to bilingual and culturally competent mental health services
- Helps you and your family to learn to navigate the often complicated mental health system
- Professional guest speakers are invited to speak at educational workshops and lectures on issues that are important to your family’s journey towards recovery. Workshops cover subjects such as psychiatric medication, social security disability, rehabilitation and vocational training, coping with caregiver stress and anxiety, children’s mental health and many more topics.
- Workshops for mental health providers, other social service agencies and schools seeking to learn more about the rapidly growing South Asian community in New Jersey in order to provide culturally competent services.
SAMHAJ Online Support Groups
Group |
Date and Time |
NAMI Family Support Group |
1st Thursdays of each month, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm |
NAMI Connection |
1st Thursdays of each month, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm |
Online Social Support Group
|
3rd Saturdays of each month, 4:00 – 5:30 pm |
To register for any of these groups, email samhaj@naminj.org.
Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Urdu
- Kannada
- Tamil
- Gujarati
- Konkani
- Marathi