The Romanticization of Mental Illness and Adolescent Identity Formation: Marina and the Diamond’s Electra Heart

Third-year undergraduate student at the Barnard College of Columbia University, studying psychology on the pre-medical track. Shravanti is an avid advocate for youth mental health. She has experience as a youth advisor for the development of mental healthcare centers for the Stanford Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing, where she co-created an IRB-approved study to develop anti-racist mental healthcare policies. She also volunteers with the New York State Psychiatric Institute Children’s Day Unit. At her college, Shravanti is a peer-educator for the Wellness Spot, a mental and physical health and wellness advocacy organization.