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Mental healthcare call centre in Srinagar receives over 10,000 calls
About 70 per cent of the 10,000-odd calls made to a mental healthcare call centre here were by women, with a study suggesting the digital facility has made it easy for women to talk about their issues from home without being stigmatised. The call centre under the central government's Tele MANAS initiative was established at the Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences in Rainawari here in November last year. Since its launch, the call centre has received more than 10,000 calls. "About 70 per cent of those calls were from women," Dr Arshad Hussain, a renowned psychiatrist working at the institute, told PTI. He said the institute conducted a study to ascertain why a majority of the distress calls were made by women. "What could be happening is that women may be finding it easy to call from their homes and talk about their distress without being stigmatised," Hussain said. "Recently, we had a guest faculty here. We were told that in other centres, there are more men calling. This
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Policy action needed to promote mental well-being of adolescents: Experts
Immediate policy action is needed for promoting the mental well-being of adolescents and a crucial aspect of school-based mental health is the sensitisation of teachers, according to experts. Sajjan R, the director of the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) Bihar, said, "Promoting the well-being of students is crucial to their mental health, educational attainment and holistic development. This is also the focus of the NEP 2020. The role of schools and teachers in ensuring this cannot be emphasised enough. Resilience and well-being are being included in all our teacher trainings, and the first orientation of 40,000 teachers has recently been completed, he said. Sajjan made the comments at a day-long conference on Promoting Adolescent Wellbeing in Every School: Bihar Leads the Way, which saw brainstorming sessions amongst policymakers, educators, and mental health experts to help devise strategies to meet the urgent need. "We hope to reach every middle school
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Facebook announces 2022 Community Accelerator participants in India
Four-month programme provides selected community leaders of Facebook groups with training, mentorship and funding
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Buy an adequate OPD cover to take care of mental health treatment
Most of these ailments are treated on outpatient basis, so just a hospitalisation cover won't suffice
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1 in 8 people globally live with mental disorder: WHO
About one in eight people in the world live with a mental disorder, said the WHO in a landmark report released on Friday calling for urgent action on transforming mental healthcare
Osaka's mental health discussion a year ago resonates at French Open
Several professional tennis players credited Osaka with helping bring the subject out of the shadows for their sport
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Indians' perception of mental health increased significantly: Survey
The perception of mental health among Indians has increased significantly, claimed a new survey, which found as many as 92 per cent of its respondents agreeing to seek treatment
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K'taka cabinet approves implementation of Mental Healthcare Act for Covid
The Karnataka cabinet on Thursday approved the implementation of the Karnataka State Mental Healthcare Act 2021, which will go a long way in helping the society deeply affected by the Covid pandemic
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Urban Company introduces unlimited mental health leave for workers
Any employee who wants to avail the service would have to register on iWill
Odisha improves child and mental health faster; UP, Bihar lag behind
In Odisha, stunting--low height for age and a sign of malnutrition--reduced from 46.5% of children below five years in 2005-06 to 35.3% in 2015-16
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Health Collective building platforms to address mental health, illness
Globally, reports say one in every four people is likely to face a mental health challenge at some point in their lifetime
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What should be final destination for homeless Indians with mental illness?
Why is reintegration important for those who had been moved to institutional care for mental health problems?
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Reboot Wellness offers effective help for a range of mental health issues
The centre aims to help people get over the stigma associated with mental illnesses by providing sessions with psychologists, psychiatrists and counsellors in a non-hospital environment
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People across the globe observe 'World Mental Health Day'
Depression could be the leading global illness by 2030 if measures are not taken immediately, says WHO
Alternative form of mental health care gains foothold
"I would advise anyone to be carefully evaluated by a psychiatrist with expertise in treating psychotic disorders before embarking on any such alternative programs" said Ronald Pies, a psychiatry professor
