“Writing letters has helped me to vocalize my hurt. I can only say this process works and heals you.One day you don’t even feel the pain, or stop looking at it as pain.” -A participant of ‘Shifa ke Khat/ Letters Read more…
Written by: Simrit Dhillon One of my inspirations in deciding to study psychology as one of my undergraduate degrees was the fact that mental health literacy and communication is so limited within our [the South Asian] community. I think both Read more…
Grieving the loss of a loved one is never a smooth road, but as a suicide survivor, the path is filled with immense hardships. “A suicide survivor or survivor of suicide is one of the family and friends of someone who Read more…
SOCH was recently featured in an article on CBC. Here’s an excerpt where we were mentioned. You can read the entire article here. Jasmeet Chagger, a registered nurse and co-founder of SOCH Mental Health, a non-profit that holds wellness sessions in English, Read more…
SOCH was featured on New Canadian Media. Read the full article here. The Brampton-based mental health organization SOCH focuses on addressing the stigma that South Asian men in Ontario face when dealing with mental health. Jeevan Dhaliwal’s journey with mental health Read more…
SOCH was featured on CBC News. Read the full article here. Community leaders say there may be a language barrier when it comes to public health messaging Maneet Chahal, co-founder of SOCH Mental Health, a promotion initiative in the South Read more…
SOCH was featured on 5X Fest. Read the full article here. Maneet Chahal still feels goosebumps when thinking back to the first grief support group she facilitated in the fall of last year. Among the group was a community of Read more…
SOCH was featured on CBC. Read the full article here. SOCH SOCH, which means “to think” in Hindi, is an organization that focuses on providing members of the South Asian community with tools to deal with mental-health challenges and navigate Read more…
