The recent #MeToo campaign has brought to light again how sexual harassment is an everyday occurrence for many women and men. There’s no question about some of the major after-effects of dealing with an experience like this. “Trauma is at…
Month: November 2017
Voices: What is Stressing out Delhi’s Girls?
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 10-20% of children and adolescents experience mental disorders. If untreated, these conditions severely influence children’s development, their educational attainments and their potential to live a fulfilling and productive life. In the recent past, the debate…
Self Harm and Healing
Self Harm and Healing: Art by Pig Studio for The Health Collective Inspired by Your Stories: Self Harm and Healing ALSO BY PIG STUDIO: DEPRESSION
November News: Best of Health Collective
Firstly, a BIG thank you to you, our readers and community. We couldn’t have asked for a warmer welcome this past year. We aspire to do much more, launch our news series, India’s Voxes, Ask the Experts, and more… Do keep sharing…
Workplaces and Mental Health
Our earlier piece on employee mental health rights in the workplace looked at what the law says about mental health support at the workplace in India and examined glaring gaps in the legislation. While we wait for legislation to catch up to…
Suicide Prevention: Is India’s Data Enough to Tackle the Complex Issue?
‘Farmers commit suicide due to debt and crop failure’. ‘Housewives commit suicide due to domestic violence’. ‘Young students commit suicide due to failure in exams’. You will have seen these phrases, which commonly appear in media reports and social media…
Understanding Therapy
As part of our special series, Understanding Therapy, The Health Collective features Dr Bhavana Gautam. Dr Gautam is a wellness consultant and certified Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy (REBT) counsellor practising in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She speaks to The Health Collective about therapy and the importance…
Mental Health in the News: Toxic Air and Mental Health
THE HEADLINE: How Toxic Air Clouds Mental Health (Science Daily) WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Researchers at the University of Washington School of Public Health have found that air pollution not only affects the lungs, but also the brain. The study merged…
Unplug and Learn to Reconnect
“If you’re born in a cubicle and grow up in a corridor, and work in a cell, and vacation in a crowded sun-room, then coming up into the open with nothing but sky over you might just give you a…
Mental Health and You: Words that Stick
Art by Kishore Mohan/ Health Collective Check out more original Comics by Kishore Mohan on The Health Collective Also Read: Understanding ADHD/ADD