New book ‘Age of Anxiety’ is now available
Do book your copy now if you can! Also check out our first two books in the Mindscape series: Real Stories of Dealing with Depression and Young Mental Health ALSO READ
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Category: Health Collective
AI reveals India’s Mental Health Concerns: Quilt.AI shares its findings
Singapore-based Quilt.AI analyses public and private searches on Mental Health to reveal what Indians are searching for, and the impact of micro-influencers on Stigma.
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Health Collective Talks: Real Conversations on Mental Health in India
What do we make of ‘Mental Health in India’ — What are the issues we need to be talking about, the conversations we need to be having? Where is the reality check to balance out the pop psychology on display, the nuance to balance out the click-bait, and the real information to check the (all-too-often-toxic) […]
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We Need You: Support The Health Collective Today
The Health Collective’s mission is to raise awareness and share credible information on Mental Health and Mental Illness from an India lens, with original reportage, stories of lived experience, expert columns and comics. Till date we have ~300 stories, and more than 200K uniques on our site, as well as a vibrant, lovely community and […]
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Mental Health Books: Reccos from Therapist and Author Meera Haran Alva
By Meera Haran Alva There many books that have influenced me and some that I have recently discovered, which have added value to my life. ALSO READ: Mental Health Book Reccos by Author and Editor Himanjali Sankar I love the series of books by Harriet Lerner, I highly recommend her book titled ‘The […]
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Healthy Brains Global Initiative Invites Lived Experience Council Applications
As many mental health stakeholders, advocates and organisations highlight the need to center discourse on Mental Health and Mental Illness around lived experience, here is a message from the Healthy Brains Global Initiative, which seeks to “mobilize US$10 billion for brain health research that will ultimately benefit people living with neurological and mental health disorders”, […]
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Loneliness, Isolation, Burn-out: Why Covid-19 Frontline Healthcare Workers Need Their Own Helpline
While the entire country struggles with the ramifications of the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s perhaps not surprising that front line healthcare workers are dealing with the brunt of the issue. iCALL, TISS with the support of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) launched a dedicated multilingual counselling helpline “SWAASTHI” earlier this year for healthcare providers and […]
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Mental Health and Music: Listen to the Song Andhera
Andhera is quite a beautiful, evocative song about a struggle with mental illness; as we know, it’s also brave to share so openly what it can be like to deal with mental illness in India. We asked the artists, Bluesanova and Lil Todu, to share some of their own journey with us. Song credits: […]
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Five Tips to Talk About Mental Health Responsibly
We know the feeling — things are moving so fast that it’s sometimes hard to keep up with all the guidelines on commenting/ sharing responsibly when it comes to a topic you are so passionate about… A topic that’s often in the middle of a blindingly urgent news cycle, a news cycle that itself doesn’t […]
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