Mindpath Health's Leela Magavi, M.D. discusses the importance of understanding that South Asians are Asians, too. Asian identity encompasses many things. If you are part of a South Asian community, you may have experienced not "being seen" as Asian. Exclusion of South...
What’s Come Out of the #StopAsianHate Movement a Year After the Atlanta Shootings
Mindpath Health’s Leela Magavi, M.D. discusses what came out of the #StopAsianHate movement one year after the Atlanta shootings. Anti-Asian discrimination in the US dates back to the Chinese Exclusion Act, as passed in 1882 to prevent Chinese laborers from...
‘The Girl From Plainville’ Is A Frustrating Look At The Reality Of ‘Texting Suicide’ Cases
Mindpath Health’s Brandy Porche, LPC discusses the hit Hulu series, 'The Girl From Plainville' and its frustrating look at the reality of 'Texting Suicide' cases. It’s been nearly eight years since Massachusetts teen Conrad Roy died by suicide while his girlfriend...
Teens in America: How the COVID-19 Pandemic is Shaping the Next Generation
The pandemic has exposed many teens to trauma and tested their fragile resilience. What can you, as a clinician, do to help? While teenagers have been largely spared the ravages of COVID-19, the full picture of their experience is just beginning to emerge. The...
Going Alone: How COVID-19 and Racism Are Exposing Gaps in AAPI Mental Health Care
Maria Abenes, EdD is a licensed clinical psychologist for Mindpath Health, formerly Community Psychiatry, and an advocate for the AAPI community as a Filipino women leader. The wave of anti-Asian sentiment has exposed flaws in the health care system. What can...