About
Madina Wardak is an associate clinical social worker from Los Angeles, California. Madina received her bachelor's degree in political science with an emphasis on the Middle East from the University of California, Irvine, and a master's degree in social work from the University of Southern California.
Being a child of Afghan refugees, Madina advocates for refugee and immigrant mental health, serving as a facilitator and coordinator with the Afghan American Community Organization since 2015. Utilizing a culturally humble lens and pulling from her own lived experience, she has curated various workshops on identity, mental health, substance abuse, intergenerational trauma, and epigenetics.
Since the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, she has trained social service agencies serving Afghan refugees. From 2018 to 2024, Madina served as a clinical case manager and advocate for transitional-aged youth across LA County experiencing housing instability. Madina is passionate about healthcare equity, combatting Islamophobia, reframing the paradigm of substance abuse, and utilizing both Eastern and Western approaches to wellness.
