South Asian mothers are suffering in silence. We are training the people who can change that.
JIVA MENTAL HEALTH — IN PARTNERSHIP WITH POSTPARTUM SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL
In partnership with Postpartum Support International, JiVA offers scholarships to train South Asian clinicians, fathers, and family members in certified perinatal mental health care. Because recovery does not happen in a vacuum. It happens in a family.
Scholarships Now Open • South Asian Clinicians • Fathers & Partners • Virtual · Nationally Accessible
What the numbers are telling us
THE PROBLEM
Postpartum depression, anxiety, and perinatal mood disorders are not rare. They are common. And in South Asian communities, they are almost entirely invisible. The silence is not accidental. It is cultural. South Asian mothers are taught that struggle is weakness, that motherhood is joy, and that asking for help is a burden to the family. So they carry it. Alone.
When JiVA started this program, there was 1 PSI-certified South Asian clinician in California. There are now 5.
WHY THIS MATTERS
This is not just a clinical problem. It is a cultural one.
South Asian mothers face a set of pressures that standard postpartum care was not designed to address. The expectation to be strong. The extended family watching. The immigration context that strips away the village. The pressure to cook, to perform, to be grateful, to be okay.
When a South Asian mother is not fine, she often does not have words for it. And the people around her often do not either. This is where trained clinicians and informed family members make the difference between a mother who gets help and one who continues to suffer in silence for months or years.
Fathers matter here. Partners matter. JiVA’s founder Ektha Aggarwal, LCSW, has trained fathers and family members in postpartum depression care specifically because healing happens inside a family system, not in spite of it.
South Asian Clinicians
Therapists, social workers, MFTs, psychologists, counselors, and clinical trainees who work with or want to work with South Asian mothers and families. This gives you the clinical tools and cultural credibility to do that work at the level it deserves.
Fathers & Partners
Understanding what postpartum depression, anxiety, and psychosis actually look and feel like from the inside changes how you show up. Your role in your partner's recovery is not secondary. It is central. This training was designed with you in mind.
Family Members & Community
Doulas, community health workers, navigators, and family members who show up for mothers in any capacity. This training equips you to recognize the signs and know where and how to connect someone to care before it becomes a crisis.
Step 1: Certificate Training
PSI's foundational Certificate of Completion in Perinatal Mental Health. The recognized standard for providers working in this space.
Step 2: Advanced Psychotherapy Training
Advanced Perinatal Mental Health Psychotherapy course. Deeper clinical skill-building for treatment of PMADs.
Step 4: Certification Exam
Scheduling and completing the PSI certification examination — the final step to becoming PMH-C certified.
JIVA PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING SCHOLARSHIP
JiVA Perinatal Mental Health Training Scholarship
Now open for South Asian clinicians, fathers, and family members. You must identify as South Asian to apply.
Scholarship recipients commit to:
- Providing perinatal mental health services at a reduced rate to support the South Asian community for a minimum of 6 months
- Sharing a testimonial about their experience for JiVA’s use in promoting the program and its impact
- Maintaining confidentiality of all patient data in full compliance with HIPAA
TAKE THE NEXT STEP
The mother who is struggling does not need another resource list. She needs someone who actually understands her world. That provider could be you.
JiVA scholarships are open now. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Questions? Reach us at info@jivamentalhealth.com · (213) 222-8451