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The Sacramento Bee revisited its conversation about mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Equity Lab engagement reporter Orizo Hajigurban moderated a discussion with mental health experts on how Californians are navigating the pandemic from a mental health standpoint, the challenges we face now, and how we can do better this far into the pandemic.

The panel:

• Kiran Savage-Sangwan, executive director of the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network

• Dr. Sandra R. Hernández, president and CEO of the California Health Care Foundation

• Vinder Lallian, the counseling director at My Sister’s House

We’ll be taking questions from our audience both in advance and live during the Q&A.

Kiran Savage-Sangwan is the executive director of the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN), a statewide multicultural health advocacy organization, focused on eliminating persistent health inequities and addressing structural racism in health care. Prior to becoming executive director in 2019, Kiran served as CPEHN deputy director and health integration policy director.

Sandra R. Hernández is president and CEO of the California Health Care Foundation. Prior to joining CHCF, Sandra was CEO of The San Francisco Foundation, which she led for 16 years. She previously served as director of public health for the City and County of San Francisco.

Vinder Lallian is the counseling director at My Sister’s House, the Central Valley’s only shelter for abused Asian/Pacific Islander women. Vinder is a licensed marriage and family therapist. She has been practicing for over 12 years.

Orizo Hajigurban is an engagement reporter for The Sacramento Bee and The Bee’s Equity Lab. She was introduced to McClatchy through the Instagram Local News Fellowship in 2020, where she managed the Charlotte Observer’s Instagram. She studied broadcast journalism and psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University and has a background in TV reporting and in the medical field.

This story was originally published October 1, 2021 at 11:45 AM.