{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/660b50ca936d7800162a4384/660b50d25fd6f9001732893e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Mental health information for the Tamil community - Poonkulali Govintharajah, Thadam","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/660b50ca936d7800162a4384/660b50d25fd6f9001732893e.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>In 2021, Poonkulali Govintharajah formed <a href='https://www.thadam.com.au'>Thadam</a> to build mental health literacy within the Sri Lankan Tamil Australian community.<br/><br/>Poonkulali Govintharajah is a Sri Lankan Tamil psychologist, a member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and holds her Master’s degree in Social Health. Poonkulali has a strong commitment to improving the mental health of our community with a strong focus on child protection and working with families.<br/><br/>In this episode, Poonkulali shares discussing mental health through an appropriate cultural lens, why mental health stigma exists in her community, and the effects of intergenerational trauma.<br/><br/>What Can We Do is produced by <a href='https://samuham.org'>Samuham Media</a>, and hosted by Prema Menon.<br/><br/>This podcast is also available on major podcast platforms.</p>","author_name":"Samuham Media"}