Mental Health Ki Hundi Hai?

What is Mental Health? / Mental Health Ki Hundi Hai? A book created to help bridge the gap between generations in punjabi families and communities, to help understand mental health better and the ways it can affect individuals. This book aims to help address the barriers of language and stigma in the punjabi speaking community around mental health.  Why is this needed? For many of us, we will not be surprised around the stigma in talking about mental health, especially to loved ones. It can be hard to get our family and friends to understand, and even more so when there are language barriers and walls of silence. Just because you cannot understand something does not mean you cannot/should not talk about it. This book aims to address this stigma head on and help individuals bridge the gap in having these important conversations, and will help to educate the wider punjabi community.  Who is this book aimed at? Everyone and anyone who has struggled to talk about/understand their mental health struggles, and who have struggled to have conversations with loved ones.  What does the book cover? The book covers a wide range of mental health conditions, text on understanding the symptoms and knowing where you can go for further help and support.  How can we help to get this book out there? One of the best ways to get this book in our punjabi speaking communities is to have copies available in places of worship, education institutions, community centres and homes where this information and awareness raising is breaking the stigma of mental health. We have created a this page where you can donate towards helping copies of this book get sent to these much needed places. 100% of the donations collected will go towards printing this book and sending copies to those that need it in our community.  When will the book be out? The book will be available to purchase in paperback and e-book. Keep your eyes peeled across our social media pages to find out when you can get a copy!