Superstition, Stigma and the Mental Health Crisis
There is a looming mental health crisis in this country, experts fear, and not enough trained experts or affordable resources available.
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Schizophrenia Awareness and the Need for Workplace Support
Women living with schizophrenia are forced to hide their diagnosis at the workplace due to widespread stigma, even as the COVID-19 pandemic takes a toll on people living with mental illness. This story is reported as part of the India for Mental Health Fellowship set up by The Health Collective in partnership with Indiaspend.
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Burnout, Vicarious Trauma and the Challenge of Care
Who bears the cost of caring? With burnout, vicarious trauma a reality for those in the helping professions, Pragya Lodha takes a closer look at the Challenge of Care in this special series by One Future Collective X The Health Collective
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Left Behind: A Searing Story of Surviving Suicide Loss
Dr Nandini Murali writes, Suicide grief is a profoundly isolating experience. The truth is that unless you have had a similar experience, you can never really know how a person bereaved by suicide loss feels. Also, no two suicide losses are alike. They may be similar, but not identical.
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We Need to Talk: Care-Giving and Self-Care
The very idea of self-care in a society that is founded on systemic lack of care can be a tricky one, but critical, especially for caregivers.
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Art and the Human Connection: Val Resh’s New Project
Val Resh shares she’s launching a large-scale art project Shared Consciousness: a search for human connection through art. Here’s how you can find out more and take part
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Online Dating and Your Teens: Make it About Safety First
Online dating is a reality whether parents want to acknowledge it or not. What are some tips and absolute red flags that young Indians need to know? Psychologist Pragya Lodha of OFC breaks it down in this special piece for the Health Collective.
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The Mind-Body Connection: The Gut-Brain Axis and What it Means for You
Could the latest research on the gut-brain axis be just what the doctor ordered in enhancing our model of understanding and treating mental health disorders? Somi Das explores for The Health Collective
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We Write What we Cannot Speak: A Review of ‘No Straight Thing Was Ever Made’
Tanmoy Goswami reviews No Straight Thing Was Ever Made for The Health Collective and finds it a work of considerable quality.
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Understanding Mental Health: What these Movies Have Taught Me (Part 2)
What are some of the movies that have made an impact on your understanding of Mental Health and Mental Illness? Here’s a highly subjective but fasicinating shortlist of 9 films, in a two-part series.
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