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Join a Webinar: Suicide Prevention in South Asia

Collectively, the South Asia region accounts for more than 200,000 of the estimated 700,000 global suicide deaths. India contributes 177,567 deaths, followed by Pakistan with 13,506 suicides. Sri Lanka has the highest suicide rates (14/100,000), followed by India (12.6/100,000) and…

Disability Rights

‘Disability is a Social, not Physical Issue’

Disability is a social issue, not a physical one. Gouri Bhuyan writes about the need to reassess how we approach disability and stop perpetuating discrimination, making a call for Mental health practitioners to rethink their gaze. Reprinted here with permission from the Mariwala Health Initiative

Mental Health

Let’s Talk Mental Health: We Need to Do Better

Amrita Tripathi I asked a few experts why it’s important to do better when it comes to Mental Health conversations in India. Even as we aim to address the gap in resources, the challenges and the stigma, and laud the…