Tags : mental health

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Survey exposes stigma & gender bias when it comes to

Team L&M A recent survey by UnFix Your Feelings, a private mental health practice, reveals a troubling reality within India’s mental health landscape. Young adults, particularly women, grapple with a complex web of interconnected barriers that prevent them from seeking the support they need. Stigma, rooted in a lack of awareness and restrictive societal norms, […]Read More

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Supporting moms: Navigating mental health during pregnancy and beyond

Dr Meghana Andankar Pregnancy and motherhood are one of the most profound experiences, but they can also be incredibly challenging both physically and mentally. Mothers become intensified with the growing societal pressures and expectations which significantly leads to mental health issues among them. Which further makes it mandatory to support them mentally, physically, and emotionally […]Read More

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Tips to build social connections

Team L&M Loneliness extends beyond physical isolation. It encompasses the distress felt when our social relationships don’t align with our desires and expectations. Our upbringing and social environment shape our comfort with connections. Paradoxically, one can feel lonely amidst a crowd if those connections lack meaning, or feel content when alone due to embracing solitude. […]Read More

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Indigenised model for suicide prevention, research & surveillance in the

Team L&M To improve access to mental health in the districts of Karnataka, the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), in collaboration with various departments of the Government of Karnataka and the Himalaya Wellness Company, is aiming to develop an indigenised pilot model framework for suicide prevention research and surveillance. Titled SURveillance […]Read More

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Need to make mental health services accessible to marginalised sections

Team L&M With the objective of mainstreaming conversations on mental health and its intersections with other prevailing socio-economic and environmental issues, Mariwala Health Initiative organised a workshop in New Delhi early today. Highlighting the need for a rights-based, psychosocial approach to mental health, the workshop underlined the need to move away from a narrow, biomedical […]Read More

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