SAMHAJ provides:

• Support for families and individuals affected by mental illness through support groups, and referrals to bilingual and culturally competent mental health services. We offer a supportive environment to help you and your family to learn to navigate the often complicated mental health system. Our South Asian staff and volunteers speak Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Gujarati, Konkani, and Marathi.
• Professional guest speakers are invited to speak at educational workshops and lectures on issues that are important to your family’s journey toward 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.
• Volunteer opportunities for people interested in giving back to the community through service

Eligibility	South Asians of Asian Indian and Pakistani origin, as well as those from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives
Age Groups	Adults
Community Services	Spiritual / Cultural Cultural Group
Health Services	Behavioral / Mental Health Anxiety Mental Health
Areas Served	State-Wide

Last Updated: 08/15/23