46: HOW TO HEAL: Mental health, grieving, and the loneliness epidemic. | Dr. Noshene Ranjbar

Dr. Noshene Ranjbar is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Arizona College of Medicine and training director of the Integrative Psychiatry Fellowship and medical director of the Integrative Psychiatry Clinic at the University of Arizona. Using strength-based, culturally-sensitive, and community-focused approaches, she leads groups, workshops, and trainings for American Indian youth and adults to address diverse challenges including the youth suicide epidemic and promoting resiliency in the face of historical, intergenerational, developmental, and complex trauma. Dr. Ranjbar is also involved in advocacy for refugees seeking asylum to the United States. Her focus is to advocate for a holistic, comprehensive, culturally-sensitive, empowering approach to mental health and well-being for Indigenous communities. She hopes to collaborate closely with these communities to find the best approach  to enhance sustainable methods of supporting mental health. Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/noshene-ranjbar-2039949/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nosheneranjbar/ Twitter. @NosheneMD https://psychiatry.arizona.edu/profile/noshene-e-ranjbar-md https://samehereglobal.org/expert-profile-noshene-ranjbar/ https://cmbm.org/faculty-member/noshene-ranjbar-md/