April 11-17, 2025 is Black Maternal Health Week. Current proposed cuts to Medicaid and DEI programs threaten to diminish the physical and mental health of Black women.
On March 25-26, Isha Weerasinghe spoke on a panel for the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) Health Summit on the importance of data disaggregation in health for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.
Isha Weerasinghe was featured on the December 17, 2024 episode of the South Asian Public Health Association Spotlight Series podcast. View the episode here:
June 18: Nia West-Bey and Isha Weerasinghe presented at “Understanding the Mutual Relationship Between Income and Mental Health and Strategies to Improve Outcomes,” a webinar hosted by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors.
June 6: Isha Weerasinghe began a series of policy and advocacy trainings for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration grantees participating in the National Network to Eliminate Disparities in Mental Health.
By Alisha Saxena and Isha Weerasinghe While May is Mental Health Awareness Month, May 5-11 was also Maternal Mental Health Appreciation Week. The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate of any high-income country. Using data from Maternal Mortality Review Committees from 2017-2019, the…
February 22: Isha Weerasinghe presented to a cohort of 13 state legislators who are part of the Future Caucus on the importance of addressing maternal mental health.
Young people of color experiencing poverty have noted how racism and discrimination are root causes and key traumas that adversely impact their mental health.