Voices in the Waiting Room is a book by psychiatrist Mayank Gupta. As the publisher Rupa shares, the book emerges from a quiet reckoning with the ways human suffering is quintessentially shared yet silently endured. Set in a hospital, the…
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AI and Mental Health: What You Need to Know
Are we outsourcing emotional health to probabilistic systems? And what happens to Accountability? This week on The Health Collective, hear from Art Abal – Co-Founder of Vana and researcher in AI, data, public policy and wellbeing – about the fast-growing use of GenAI for emotional and mental health support, as well as his top concerns.
Flood-Affected in the Himalayas Continue to Struggle: A Mentality Story
By Surinder Kumar | Mentality This article is republished with permission from Mentality. Due to over-construction in the Himalayas, the frequency of floods, cloudbursts, and landslides have become an annual occurrence. While the victims battle uncertainty, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress,…
Making Sense of the Emotional Lives of Teenagers
By Asma G When my 10-year-old nephew came into my care permanently three years ago, I was quite confident in my ability to connect with him. I was 27 years old at the time and while I hadn’t expected to…
Caregivers of the World: Flowers for You
This post is a unique one, perhaps one of the first poems we have featured by a caregiver. There are many ways to show solidarity, and one may be to read, reflect and share. That Day When It All Changed…
Finger Pointing at the Moon: It All Connects Here
Work Like a Monk: A Book Excerpt Work Like a Monk: How to Connect, Lead and Grow in a Noisy World is a new book by Japanese Buddhist monk Shoukei Matsumoto. He has published more than five books in Japanese,…
Watch: Healthcare and Leadership with Soumya Swaminathan and Noreen Zafar
This installment of Asia Society India’s Women in Governance series brings together Soumya Swaminathan, chairperson, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation and former Chief Scientist, WHO; and Noreen Zafar, noted paediatric gynaecologist and Founder and President, Girls & Women Health Initiative…
Online Bullying Isn’t Always What You’d Think It Is: Panel
Team Health Collective IRL vs URL: What would you choose? A panel discussion hosted by The Health Collective opened with this reflective question that Snapchat executive and parent Poonam Nikam often asks students, to evaluate the balance between their online and…
GenAI and Mental Health: Why You Need to Listen Up
Team Health Collective This year for World Mental Health Day, we decided to focus on topical issues that we all need to pay attention to. Enter the wonderful collaboration with FICCI (under the aegis of FICCI DE&I Committee), the Keshav…