Women and Girls with Disabilities more likely to experience Violence

A study published in the Lancet says that both children and adults with disabilities are at much higher risk (u...

ICD -11: Simplifying the Codes

Half a century ago, a disease like schizophrenia, would probably never be diagnosed similarly in countries acro...

Children's Mental Health Week: Let us be the Drivers of Change

In India, and almost all over the world, mental health has been given less significance as compared to physical health. A child breaks his l...

WHO Guidelines for responding to Sexually Abused Children

Sexual violence can have psychological, emotional, and physical effects on children. These effects aren’t always easy to deal with, but with the right help and suppor...

Stop Killing Your Grandmother For The Nth Time!

A recent tweet by a web developer, Madalyn Parker about her CEO’s response to her email has sparked an important conversation about mental health. Parker, who suffers...

India Is Facing A Mental Health Crisis – And Its Education System Is Ill Equipped To Handle It

The taboo surrounding mental health problems and the unwillingness of most colleges to take up the cost of professional counselling make India’s youth highly vulnerab...

One Third Of India Is Depressed: Time We Start Talking About It

Among the many problems an average Indian has to navigate through the course of her life, depression is depicted as a made up problem of the leisured class. While WHO estim...

Duchess Of Cambridge Highlights Children's Mental Health

The Duchess of Cambridge is guest editing The Huffington Post UK today to highlight the importance of children’s mental health.
The Duchess will help launch Youn...

DD To Telecast Special Programme On Mental Health Problems & Prejudices

The Doordarshan flagship programme Aaj Savere will focus on issues relating to mental health awareness and public education.

Consultant psychiatrist Dr Avdesh Sharm...