Education.
Meeting our community where they are.
We don't wait for South Asians to come to the system. We go to them.
From university campuses to temples, mosques, and community centers — MHISA brings culturally grounded mental health education directly into the spaces South Asian families already trust.
We don't just teach. We empower.
A community-rooted curriculum model built on three pillars: evidence, culture, and trust.
Who are you?
Our model looks different depending on who's in the room.
You are the first line of support.
MHISA trains South Asian students to be peer mental health facilitators in their own communities. Through our university chapter curriculum, you'll learn to recognize signs of distress, reduce stigma in your peer network, facilitate mental health conversations, and connect community members to culturally competent care. You don't need to be a clinician — you need to be someone your community trusts.
How the curriculum works.
Four layers. Each one builds on the last.
Becoming an MHISA facilitator.
The journey from community member to trained mental health advocate.
Attend an MHISA introductory workshop or chapter event. Get exposed to the evidence base, the curriculum framework, and the community need. No prior mental health knowledge required.
Ready to become a facilitator?
A student-led movement on 4 campuses — and growing.
Our university chapters at UT Austin, UT Dallas, Stanford, and UC Berkeley bring peer-led mental health programming to South Asian students. 200+ student members. Harvard and UConn launching soon.
5,000+ people. One conversation at a time.
Our workshop curriculum covers stigma, intergenerational communication, help-seeking, and culturally adapted coping strategies. Delivered in partnership with temples, cultural organizations, and community centers nationwide.
500,000+ reached. The conversation is spreading.
Our Heal Forward campaign brought South Asian mental health into the national conversation — reaching over half a million people through social media, our conversation card game, and community events.
Because healing is intergenerational.
Our family-facing resources address the unique dynamics of South Asian households — including our Conversation Kit, family workshop curriculum, and multilingual resource guides.