Dr. Sridhar Yaratha is an experienced psychiatrist who acquired his MD in 1995. Since 2009, Dr. Sridhar Yaratha has served as an outpatient adult psychiatrist serving individuals' mental health care needs at Gateway Homes in Virginia.
A cultural arts enthusiast, Dr. Yaratha provides support to local artistic institutions such as the Richmond Ballet. For more than six decades, the Richmond Ballet has advanced the art form through productions and education. The organization, which also operates the School of Richmond Ballet, administers a number of programs for children, and even offers ballet birthday parties. Birthday parties at the Richmond Ballet are designed for children between the ages of four and 10. The parties are held at the organization’s state-of-the-art facility, and include party invitations, studio sessions with ballerinas, a party room, and party favors. In addition, children can select Cinderella, the Nutcracker, Swan Lake, or Sleeping Beauty as a party theme. The Standard party package is for up to 10 participants, with the option to expand to 15 for an additional fee. Premiere package is available as well, adding a craft project and the option to expand the party to include up to 30 participants. For further information on programs at the School of Richmond Ballet, visit www.richmondballet.com.
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Geriatric psychiatrist and former associate professor of psychiatry at the VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Sridhar Yaratha has been a practicing psychiatrist for over a decade. Dr. Sridhar Yaratha has earned many awards and honors in Virginia, a state where psychiatrists are sorely lacking while mental health trends continue to decline.
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, over a million Virginia residents experience some form of mental illness and around 300,000 of those are serious illnesses. The fewer than one thousand psychiatrists licensed in Virginia can’t hope to address all the state’s mental health needs. Telepsychiatry has come up frequently as a potential way to help Virginians get the mental health counseling they need. Direct to consumer telepsychiatry allows professionals to deliver psychiatric and other mental health services to people in their own homes. This clinically effective way of providing health care reduces commuting stress and makes it easier to fit sessions into people’s schedules. At the very least, it may be a good transitional tool until the number of professionals in the field can catch up with the growing demand. |
AuthorSince 2006, Dr. Sridhar Yaratha has worked for Central State Hospital in Petersburg, Virginia, as a forensic psychiatrist and attending physician for the men’s long-term forensic unit. Archives
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