Diya South Asian Group

What is the Diya Group?

Diya is a support group for South Asian community members living in Harrow who are experiencing poor mental health and well-being. Diya provides members with a ‘safe space’ to talk about their experiences and participate in member-led activities and techniques to improve mental well-being.

Diya’s monthly activities respond to the culturally specific mental health needs of our local South Asian community – such as mental health stigma, social isolation and loneliness – all of which are significant barriers to recovery. All Diya sessions are accessible to South Asian community members respecting members’ language, religious and cultural needs.

The Diya Group is FREE and usually runs once per month in central Harrow, however recently activities have necessarily been online because of the pandemic.  Come along to our next Diya session by contacting info@mindinharrow.org.uk or telephone 020 8426 0929.

What activities does Diya run?

Diya sessions include a member-led wellbeing activity, be it yoga, arts and crafts or a cultural celebration event OR a mental health professionally-led session, such as Talking Therapies – which so many of our members find significantly improves their wellbeing.

The design and delivery of Diya’s monthly activities is the result of our members’ contributions – all of whom have lived experience of mental ill-health or support a friend or family member with poor mental well-being.

Next meeting dates

The next workshops will be on the following dates from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm:

January 30th, 2025

February 27th, 2025

March 27th, 2025

April 24th, 2025

May 29th, 2025

June 26th, 2025

July 31st, 2025

August 28th, 2025

How can I join Diya or find out more?

Come and join us! Diya membership is open to any member of the South Asian community in Harrow experiencing mental health issues. To find out more and book a taster session please contact info@mindinharrow.org.uk or telephone 020 8426 0929.