Advocates for mental health say talking is the first step to healing

A VOA Alaska school-based mental health clinician discusses the importance of normalizing mental health and more with host Lori Townsend.
Two people sitting at news desk, while host shakes hands with one
Parinita Shetty, one of VOA Alaska's school-based mental health clinicians, shakes hands with Alaska Insight host Lori Townsend.
Two people sitting at news desk, while host shakes hands with one
Parinita Shetty, one of VOA Alaska's school-based mental health clinicians, shakes hands with Alaska Insight host Lori Townsend.

Understanding and discussing the complexities of mental health and wellbeing isn’t easy. Finding ways to open up about who we are and what we struggle with is critical to getting help.

Lori Townsend discusses mental wellness with Miss Alaska’s Outstanding Teen Sycely Wheeles and Parinita Shetty, a school-based mental health clinician for VOA Alaska.