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Global Mental Health Reflection

While selecting my elective for the fall 2023 semester at The New School, I was presented with the opportunity to take Child and Adolescent…
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Olivia Osseiran
Intercultural empathy and humility act as bridges to enhance collective potential development and…

Intercultural empathy and humility act as bridges to enhance collective potential development and…

The Power of Intercultural Empathy
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Nora Inigo
Highlighting Resilience with Famconnet

Highlighting Resilience with Famconnet

My overall experience working with FamConnect has been positive and rewarding. Famconnect is a therapy center that supports students. The…
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Morgan Rosellini
Collaborating with Jaago Foundation and Embracing Diversity

Collaborating with Jaago Foundation and Embracing Diversity

Working on a team with Jaago Foundation, I had the privilege of experiencing the power of collective action and the profound impact it can…
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Habeebah Rabiu
Working with Clowns Without Borders

Working with Clowns Without Borders

At the beginning of the semester my team and I was partnered with the NGO Clowns Without Borders. CWB is a non for profit organization…
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Eleana Antonaki

Reflective Media?

A distinctive comparison between TikTok in China and the U.S likened the experiences to opium and spinach by a social media analyst…
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Sapna - The New School
Healing Historical Trauma

Healing Historical Trauma

The NGO we are working with is called Heal Historical Trauma, focusing on the Dine (Navajo) community who reside in Phoenix, Arizona. This…
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Dana Ergas

Heal historical trauma: In progress.

During my time with the HHT group and project, I have learned a great deal about the culture, history, and challenges of indigenous…
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Annemarija Asare
Exploring the Interplay of Art and Well-being: A Journey into Children’s Mental Health

Exploring the Interplay of Art and Well-being: A Journey into Children’s Mental Health

This semester has been a delightful divergence from my background in MFA photography as I eagerly enrolled in the “Children Mental Health”…
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Agnes An
Enriching Learning Experience with FamConnect

Enriching Learning Experience with FamConnect

Throughout this course, our group had the privilege of collaborating with FamConnect, an NGO based in Kenya, an experience that proved to…
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Irena van Meer
Experience with RKSS

Experience with RKSS

ith the end of the semester approaching, our work with RKSS is slowly coming to an end. This experience has been truly a unique one. From…
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ashleytjan
Hacking the Intervention Paradigm

Hacking the Intervention Paradigm

For the last three months, my team and I have been working with a Kenyan-based NGO FamConnect on developing an intervention aimed at…
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Rita Bulatova
Lessons on Teamwork

Lessons on Teamwork

Child and Adolescent Global Mental Health has gifted me with many lessons this semester. As I reflect on all I have learned from my group’s…
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Sydney Segal
FamConnect — Creating Change

FamConnect — Creating Change

Throughout my time working with Famconnect and my fellow group members, I have had the opportunity to think creatively and critically. I…
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Sam Gordon
The Human Right to Play

The Human Right to Play

This semester I had the privilege of working with Clowns Without Borders (CWB) alongside a group of likeminded classmates who are similarly…
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Monica Machado
Clowning Effectively

Clowning Effectively

The NGO my group and I are working with is called Clowns Without Borders. This international organization highlights joy as a human right…
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Savanna Daquila
A Conversation on Clowning

A Conversation on Clowning

I watched the conversation between Wilmi and Hannah on how to have effective student-NGO partnerships. My group and I are working with…
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Savanna Daquila
Professional Approach to Projects and the People Involved — Part 2

Professional Approach to Projects and the People Involved — Part 2

Designing for a Societal Context
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Nidhi Nagabhushan
Professional Approach to Projects and the People Involved — Part 1

Professional Approach to Projects and the People Involved — Part 1

The key to enhanced team dynamics
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Nidhi Nagabhushan
Addressing differences when working together

Addressing differences when working together

Watching the conversation between Hannah and Wilmi was an opportunity for reflection on working within teams and in partnerships across…
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Eleana Antonaki
Blog 3: Child and Adolescent Global Mental Health.

Blog 3: Child and Adolescent Global Mental Health.

When designing a mental health intervention for adolescents, Rachit retold the story of when he worked on a project for the StrongMinds…
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Annemarija Asare
Real World Advice on Human Centered Design Thinking

Real World Advice on Human Centered Design Thinking

The interview between Dr. Miriam Steele and Mr. Rachit Shah stressed the importance of user centric design thinking while working on the…
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Sapna - The New School
Reflections on Effective Partnerships

Reflections on Effective Partnerships

Hannah and Wilmi’s discussion on effective NGO-Student partnerships was full of insights. I found the concept of ‘social justice relevance’…
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Habeebah Rabiu
Healing begins with humble exploration to meet each other where we are.

Healing begins with humble exploration to meet each other where we ...

Heal Historical Trauma: Learned helplessness, empathy, understanding, and inspiration to recognize resilience, motivations, and self worth
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Nora Inigo
Cross-Cultural Collaboration

Cross-Cultural Collaboration

This Post reflects on Speakers Rachit Shah, a medical device designer, and Wilimi Dippenaar, the director of a non-profit organization in…
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Olivia Osseiran
Widen the Funnel

Widen the Funnel

Rachit Shah’s presentation on the design of tools for group therapy with adolescents provided valuable insights that resonated with our…
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Irena van Meer
Blog Post #3

Blog Post #3

In Hannah Mate and Wilmi Dippenaar’s video, I was able to retain a lot of useful information that could be shared with my NGO/group. During…
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ashleytjan
The Impact of Cultural Background on Children’s Mental Health

The Impact of Cultural Background on Children’s Mental Health

Children’s mental health is a multifaceted and intricate subject, profoundly influenced by various factors, one of which is their cultural…
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Agnes An
The Power of Connection & Culture

The Power of Connection & Culture

Having watched the interview between Wilmi and Hannah, I was able to have a moment of reflection on my group’s work with FamConnect. Many…
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Sam Gordon
An Intervention Worth Trying

An Intervention Worth Trying

How does one make sure their intervention would make a difference? While success is what all of us are striving for, it is not guaranteed…
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Rita Bulatova
Reflections on Intercultural Dynamics and Community-Engaged Approaches in NGO Collaborations

Reflections on Intercultural Dynamics and Community-Engaged Approac...

The interview between Hannah and Wilmi offers an insightful perspective through discussions and lessons on community engagement and NGO…
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Alesha Cid-Vega
Story sharing strengths in group based interventions

Story sharing strengths in group based interventions

While listening to Rachit Shah’s presentation on his group based intervention work in Uganda, I was struck by how directly he was able to…
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Monica Machado
Identity Consciousness for Successful Collaboration

Identity Consciousness for Successful Collaboration

Hannah’s conversation with Wilmi Dippenaar from the Seven Passes Initiative in South Africa illuminates strategies for how students of the…
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Sydney Segal
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