South Asian families are invited to a night of learning about sexual and gender identity, health and wellness at 7 p.m. April 20 in The Cove of the Busch Student Center, 604 Bartholomew Road, Piscataway.
SAMHAJ, a program run through National Alliance on Mental Illness of New Jersey (NAMI NJ), will host a panel event called “Coming Out, Coming Home: South Asian Family Acceptance and LGBTQ Youth.”
The purpose of the panel is to support South Asian families to better understand different sexual and gender identities in relation to mental health concerns. The panelists include Sudha Wadhwani, a South Asian psychologist specializing in comingout issues; Naz Seenauth, a student advocate for transgender rights; Saranya Ganapathy, a student advocate from Rutgers University; and Razia Kosi, a parent and the executive director of the Maryland-based Counselors Helping Asians/Indians (CHAI).
Free admission, parking and refreshments will be provided.
Registration is required at www.naminj.org/event-lgbtq/. For more information, call 732-940-0991 or email [email protected].