Rupi Legha, MD
JUSTICE-CENTERED MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATE
Reframing mental health as a systemic issue
Championing healing through equity and dignity
Bridging social justice with clinical care
Internationally recognized speaker and activist
Changing minds. Changing systems. Reclaiming our joy!
Hi, I’m Dr. Rupi Legha.
HARVARD TRAINED. HUMANITY FOCUSED.
As a this work taught me something critical: mental health systems often harm the people they’re supposed to help especially Black, Indigenous, trans, and marginalized communities.
That's why I founded Antiracist MD: to change how mental health care works.
Through my clinical practice and the Protective Care Framework™ (trademark pending), I train clinicians to shield families from harm instead of adding to it. If you’re a practitioner ready to work differently, an organization committed to real change, or a family looking for care that protects I’d love to work with you.
WORK WITH ME
MY CARE PROMISE
I work at the intersection of healing and justice to transform the systems that shape mental health. Guided by integrity, equity, and collective liberation, I partner with others to build care that protects, empowers, and heals.
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS & APPEARANCES
Through presentations, panels, workshops, and podcast interviews, Dr. Rupi delivers thought-provoking insights that merge psychiatry, equity, and justice reframing mental health as a systemic issue and activating audiences toward change.
PODCAST INTERVIEWS
Sharing insights about antiracist care, protective practices in psychiatry, and the intersections of mental health and social justice.
INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING
Providing customized workshops and trainings for organizations, equipping teams with tools to embed equity, cultural humility, and protective care in their practices.
MEDIA COMMENTARY & PUBLIC EDUCATION
Expert analysis helping practitioners, patients, and the public understand mental health within broader social, racial, and cultural contexts.
SCHOLARLY WORK & CRITICAL INQUIRY
Peer-reviewed publications and critical scholarship examining psychiatry's role in perpetuating or dismantling systems of oppression.
PEDIATRIC & ADULT PSYCHIATRY
Developmentally informed care across your lifespan, including comprehensive evaluations, family-centered therapy, and careful medication management while honoring identity, context, and culture.
