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mental health

man in a wheelchair with a dog on a flooded road--persons with disability
March 15, 2023
Weathering the storm: Disability, climate change, mental health
Advocacy to consider climate change as a human rights issue is incomplete unless interlinked with disability rights and mental health.
by Candice D'souza | 5 min read
A man riding a rickshaw with a yellow graffitied wall in the background that says justice-denotified tribes
January 13, 2023
Mental justice: Addressing the mental health of de-notified tribes
De-notified tribes face discrimination and injustice and lack access to welfare schemes. Their mental well-being cannot be seen in isolation from these struggles.
by Deepa Pawar | 7 min read
a village in assam under lockdown during covid-19-mental health
November 16, 2022
Post COVID-19, a mental health crisis is brewing in Assam
Variations in culture and terrain at the last mile make mental health support challenging in the state.
by Saloni Meghani, Smarinita Shetty | 6 min read
A woman sitting in a room with doors open_mental healthcare in India fails marginalised people
October 14, 2022
Mental healthcare in India fails marginalised people
Therapists in India often see care seekers as separate from their social world. A study shows why this approach doesn’t work and suggests alternatives.
by Anugraha Raman | 5 min read
Close up of various Indian newspapers-suicide prevention
September 8, 2022
The media must recognise the power it has in preventing suicide
Despite overwhelming evidence that media reports can either strengthen or undermine suicide prevention efforts, the quality of suicide reporting in India continues to remain poor. What needs to change?
by Tanaya Jagtiani | 7 min read
Image depicting a row of hanging decorative flowers_well-being
August 25, 2022
Four steps funders can take to invest in organisational well-being
Through the pandemic, nonprofits did what they could to support their teams. Now, it is time for the funding community to redesign their approach to grantmaking.
by Naghma Mulla | 6 min read
Illustration of a jungle_Aseema-mental health
July 28, 2022
“We definitely need far more conversation around mental health”
Neerja Birla speaks about the mental health and integrated education landscape in India, the stigma surrounding it, and what key stakeholders need to do.
by Smarinita Shetty | 7 min read
Close up of a community loan repayment schedule-well-being
July 15, 2022
Credit cooperatives: Promoting worker well-being during crises?
Research shows that access to alternative credit mechanisms during the pandemic enabled informal women workers to gain financial security, benefitting their mental well-being in the process.
by Devika Oberai | 5 min read
Three women walking in a field. The anti-trafficking ecosystem fails to account for the mental health and well-being of survivors.
February 11, 2022
Seeking justice for survivors of human trafficking
The anti-trafficking ecosystem fails to account for the mental health and well-being of survivors.
by Pompi Banerjee | 5 min read
3 girls sitting in front of a laptop-social-emotional learning SEL
February 3, 2022
Social-emotional learning in India: The importance of intersectionality
Social-emotional learning (SEL) programmes should adopt an intersectional lens that takes into account young people’s diverse experiences of caste, class, and gender.
by Suchetha Bhat, Varsha Pillai | 6 min read
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