Episode 3.11: Migrant Mental Health, with Joseph Kolapudi

In this episode we hear from Joseph Kolapudi (ReachAcross, ARMCare, World Economic Forum), about refugee and migrant mental health. We chat about how migration can affect second and third generation mental health, and the specific challenges that migrants can face. He shares ways in which the younger generation can involved in the conversation about mental health. Joseph is a young professional who currently works as the project director of an international nonprofit. He also serves at the 2020 Multicultural Ambassador for the Mental Health Foundation. He also is a Global Shaper with the World Economic Forum, and serves on the board of ARMCare. In his spare time, he writes as a contributor for the SAARI Collective, an emerging South Asian media platform; as well as the South Asian Philanthropy Project; in addition to being an online contributor for the South Asians for Black Lives movement.

Resources and Relevant Work by Joseph:

• Youth-Focused Initiatives and Social Change – The Turning Tide in India

• The changing face of social enterprise – the impact of India’s youth on the nation

• Staff Development Must include Youth Development, Especially in S. Asia

• Mental Health in the Multicultural Diaspora

• The Irony of Isolation

• Finding the Silver Lining