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Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriAuthor: Maitri
Maitri's prevention and awareness initiative, where we will talk to field experts and community members (both adults and youth) on various topics related to domestic/intimate partner violence, and how social norms and power dynamics foster gender inequity and abuse in relationships. We hope to share insights and resources that will help move the needle on the prevention of violence in our society, while also helping those that are directly impacted by it. Help us create a safe society! Music: https://www.bensound.com [Cosmic Revelation, Jascha Dachter Arian] Language: en Genres: Business, Non-Profit Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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S8Ep 2: Youth Voices: Breaking the Silence on Mental Health
Thursday, 20 August, 2026
For many South Asian families, we talk openly about education, success, and responsibility—but conversations about anxiety, depression, and mental health often remain unspoken. In this episode, we explore the mental health of South Asian youth and the power of youth activism with Sarah Shelke, a UC Berkeley student and founder of Mind4Youth, one of the world’s largest youth-led mental health nonprofits. When young people speak up, challenge stigma, and createspace for honest conversations, change becomes possible. 🎧 Tune in to Between Friends –Conversations with Maitri and join the conversation. Let’s make mental health aconversation, not a silence. Host: Nandini Ray, Sr. Manager, Outreach, Prevention & Policy Advocacy, Maitri. (E) nandini@maitri.org | Visit: www.maitri.orgAboutSarah: Sarah Shelke is an Indian American mental health advocate working to make mental health care accessible for youth worldwide. After navigating a family member’s struggle with depression at 13, Sarah founded the nonprofitMind4Youth to expand access to free mental health support, therapy access, and educational resources for teens globally. Since then, Sarah has spoken to members of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, advocatedfor health legislation on Capitol Hill, and supported legislation introduced in the Virginia State Legislature. For her work, Sarah was named to the inaugural TIME Visionaries list and was a 2024 International Children’s Peace Prize Top 3Finalist. Visit: https://mind4youth.com/Formany South Asian families, we talk openly about education, success, andresponsibility—but conversations about anxiety, depression, and mental healthoften remain unspoken. In this episode, we explore the mental health of SouthAsian youth and the power of youth activism with Sarah Shelke, a UC Berkeleystudent and founder of Mind4Youth, one of the world’s largest youth-led mentalhealth nonprofits. When young people speak up, challenge stigma, and createspace for honest conversations, change becomes possible. 🎧 Tune in to Between Friends –Conversations with Maitri and join the conversation. Let’s make mental health aconversation, not a silence. Host:Nandini Ray, Sr. Manager, Outreach, Prevention & Policy Advocacy, Maitri.(E) nandini@maitri.org | Visit: www.maitri.orgAboutSarah: Sarah Shelke is an Indian American mental health advocate working tomake mental health care accessible for youth worldwide. After navigating afamily member’s struggle with depression at 13, Sarah founded the nonprofitMind4Youth to expand access to free mental health support, therapy access, andeducational resources for teens globally. Since then, Sarah has spoken tomembers of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, advocatedfor health legislation on Capitol Hill, and supported legislation introduced inthe Virginia State Legislature. For her work, Sarah was named to the inauguralTIME Visionaries list and was a 2024 International Children’s Peace Prize Top 3Finalist. Visit: https://mind4youth.com/
