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Six Years of The Health Collective: Let’s Talk
As we mark 6 years of The Health Collective, we hosted an event and met many of our contributors, patrons, tribe, in real life. It was fantastic. We’ll be sharing snippets and more, going fwd, but take a look at some of the highlights — our panels on Lived Experience, Why We Tell Stories, and […]
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Alone in the Crowd: Here’s What You Need to Know about Urban Loneliness
Alone in the Crowd: Overcoming Loneliness of Urban Living is a new book out by Dr Samir Parikh and Kamna Chhibber. Read an excerpt here and check out our e-interview with the authors. Can you share more on this phenomenon of urban loneliness? Dr. Samir Parikh: Urban loneliness is a pervasive reality characterising urban city […]
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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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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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