A safe space for conversations on mental health and mental illness in India
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.
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…
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…
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…
By Asma G My first introduction to Dr Martin Brunet’s work was through a reel he posted on burnout. The reel was quite popular, amassing 4 million views since 2023. The UK-based NHS General Practitioner (GP) and GP trainer goes by the handle…
By Amrita Tripathi Ahead of World Mental Health Day, I had a chance to chat with poet and author Cailin Hargreaves, whose book Glimmers: Your Daily Journal for Positive Reflection is such a beautiful testament to her own journey and…
Bandaged Moments is a collection of short stories of (and around) Mental Health by women writers across India. Edited by academics Nabanita Sengupta and Nishi Pulugurtha, this book features 26 stories translated into English from 17 languages. It is a…
Do check out some of our high-calibre events and connect further to join. October 9 ahead of World Mental Health Day We have two panels being organised on:AI & Mental Health as well as Mental Health and the Workplace We…
The premise of Dr. Ziegler’s book is that middle childhood (i.e. ages 6-12) is a crucial time in children’s lives that often goes unnoticed because parents tend to focus on the pre-school and high school years without realising that middle childhood is a formative period for children.