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Victor Pereira-Sanchez

@victorpsanchez

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MD, PhD, psychiatrist, devoted to global mental health and the Catholic faith.
Galician-Spaniard, husband & father #intheHeights New York 🗽

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Welcome to the Catholic Psychiatrist, @CatholicPsychiatrist, my new Instagram page dedicated to promote faith, science, lived experience, and clinical expertise on faith and mental health from a Catholic perspective!
Looking forward to engaging engage global audiences of Catholics and people of all faiths and without faith.
Faith belongs in mental health and mental health belongs in faith!
#Catholic #MentalHealth #Psychiatry #CatholicInstagram #ChristianInstagram taken in San Pietro Basilica, Vatican City by @victorpsanchez

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Happy World Mental Health Day from Rome & Vatican!
Honored to join @world_psychiatric_association President Thomas Schulze in celebrating the event in Rome and the Vatican alongside @catholicmhm! Bridging faith and mental health through partnerships between global psychiatrist leadership and the Catholic Church. Faith belongs in mental health, mental health belongs in faith!
#Catholic #MentalHealth #Psychiatry #worldmentalhealthday❤️ taken in Piazza San Pietro - Vaticano, Roma, Italia by @victorpsanchez

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Pope Leo XIV for today’s 112th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, focused on children: “Each year the World Day of Migrants and Refugees invites us to turn our attention to different aspects of the complex phenomenon of migration. For this 112th World Day, the theme, “Even just one of these children,” draws our attention to the minors directly involved in the experience of migration and flight, to the care owed to them, and to the Lord’s promise that “whoever receives one such child in my name receives me” (Mk 9:37).”
“Even just one of these children calls each one of us, in our personal lives, to open our eyes and heart to a profound listening to his or her story, fears and dreams, overcoming that detachment which reduces the human person to a statistic that does not directly concern us. It is an invitation to recognize the dignity of each child, even before considering the condition of being a “migrant,” and to safeguard his or her fundamental rights: the right to life, education and a standard of living that enables full physical, *mental*, spiritual, moral and social development.
http://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/messages/migration/documents/20260811-world-migrants-day-2026.html taken in Piazza San Pietro - Vaticano, Roma, Italia by @victorpsanchez

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Se celebran misas en las distintas parroquias en el Día Mundial de la Prevención del Suicidio (10 de septiembre) para recordar a todos que Cristo está cerca de los quebrantados de corazón y nos ofrece su fortaleza.

El enfoque clave de estas misas es brindar apoyo espiritual, honrar a las personas perdidas por suicidio, reducir el estigma entorno al suicidio y fomentar conversaciones abiertas y compasivas dentro de la comunidad de la iglesia.
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Masses are celebrated across various parishes on World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10) to remind everyone that Christ is close to the brokenhearted and offers us His strength.

The key focus of these masses is to provide spiritual support, honor individuals lost to suicide, reduce the stigma surrounding suicide, and encourage open and compassionate conversations within the church community. by @victorpsanchez

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#ERAS #Match2027: Recommending @columbiapsychiatry @columbiapsychresidents to applicants passionate about psychiatry and eager to make a difference in the lives of underserved people and communities with mental illness!
Our residency program provides best in class psychiatry education backed by the world-pioneering mental health science of Columbia University and across the unique and diverse clinical settings of private and public mental health at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, a top ranked U.S. hospital, and New York State Office of Mental Health, the public agency of the state with the highest ranked mental health landscape of the nation.
Check here to learn how’s the day to day for me and my co-residents across the years!
https://lnkd.in/gDKXXFAY taken in New York, New York by @victorpsanchez

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September is Suicide Prevention Month and Week, here is a Catholic Webinar on the topic.

Upcoming Webinar by @catholicmhm
Accompanying Those who Mourn is meant to be a pastoral and educational conversation during Suicide Prevention Month.

It will focus not only on suicide but also on those left behind after a suicide loss and how the Catholic Church can support them.

Date: September 22, 2026
Time: 11 AM, EST
Registration: https://catholicmhm.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2b374bbe94826546208760b88&id=528e92a48c&e=a88513764e

The webinar will feature two people who have lost a loved one to suicide (Deacon Ed Shoener and Dr. Melinda Moore), along with Fr. Jacob Dumont (Archdiocese of Cincinnati), who brings pastoral experience.

Together, they will discuss how suicide bereavement can affect grief, faith, relationships, and parish life. taken in New York, New York by @victorpsanchez

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A New York minute at work! taken in New York, New York by @victorpsanchez

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Air Force parade over the Hudson River in NYC for the 250 anniversary of the independence of the USA 🗽🇺🇸
#4thofJuly #IndependenceDay #Airforce #NYC taken in New York, New York by @victorpsanchez

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Starting a new, exciting adventure - US Psychiatry Residency at Columbia Psychiatry @columbiapsychresidents @columbiapsychiatry!
Blessed to join such an amazing training community alongside wonderful colleagues and with unconditional support from my family! taken in Columbia University Medical Center by @victorpsanchez

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Meeting and learning from Christian Bentley @c_m_bentley was of the most impactful personal highlights of last week’s International Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers (CMHM) @catholicmhm Conference in Washington D.C. Christian’s lived experience of mental health and faith and his faith-driven compassion and ministry for people experiencing mental health challenges, especially among often neglected African American Catholics, is admirable and inspiring! Godspeed, Christian! taken in Washington D. C. by @victorpsanchez

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“June is commonly known as Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month.

While much attention is given to men’s physical health, such as fitness, annual checkups, and heart health, mental well-being is just as vital because mental health is health!

Like the body, emotional and mental health also require care and attention.”
Text from @catholicmhm taken in New York, New York by @victorpsanchez

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Global mental health & the Catholic Church panel at the International Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers (CMHM) @catholicmhm Conference in Washington DC alongside deacon Ed Shoener President of CMHM, Edwin Walker from CMHM India @cmhmindia, Dr Melese Shula from CMHM South Africa, and Paul Jarzembowski, DMin(cand) from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) @usccb.
Amidst a global mental health crisis, the Catholic Church is increasingly responding with a deliberate approach to bring compassion, meaning, and accompaniment to those suffering from mental illness.
#Catholic #Global #MentalHealth #WashingtonDC #ChristianInstagram taken in Washington D. C. by @victorpsanchez

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