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Join us as we celebrate the life & legacy of Keshav Desiraju (former Union Secy., Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, GoI) along with his colleagues, friends & family.

🟡Sat, May 11 | 7 PM IST
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🚨Today's Big Story The Ken is a cautionary tale of a self-proclaimed integrated healthtech company.

Once IPO-bound and valued at over US$5 billion, Pharmeasy is now a tale of dubious business practices. At risk? its 3.9 mn annual transacting users: the-ken.com/story/pharmeas…

📌CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Mariwala Health Initiative is hiring an Associate (Indigenous Mental Health)!

⌛Deadline for Applications is 19th May, 2024
🔗Click the link in bio to access the JD
🌈ONLY persons from Adivasi/Tribal/Indigenous Communities are encouraged to apply!

On this #InternationalDanceDay let us explore the empowering realm of Dance Movement Therapy (DMT)! Discover how an innovative approach reshapes mental wellness through movement, community support, and breaking free from oppressive norms.

A thread on one of the most popular misconceptions about mental health in India.

1. Most people can identify psychological distress and pain quite quickly. This is the good and easy part.
As humans we are born with the ability to sense emotions in others and sometimes…

Second is used by Freud himself - if a lamp overturned somewhere in the basement and set a building on fire, finding that lamp and dousing it will not save the building. (Paraphrased).

#Med Insurance to quit #Substances

1⃣Do u use alcohol, cannabis, & other drugs in a dependence pattern?

2⃣Do u want to quit?

3⃣Do u have #AyushmanBharath Yojana?

1⃣➕2⃣➕3⃣=Free treatment to help people quit

My experience: Many admitted+treated+benefitted NIMHANS, Bengaluru
Urs?

We are now in #Pune !
If you are someone who lives with a mental health condition or a family caregiver to such a person, you may want to join in
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We are a peer led peer community providing psychosocial support + more.
#peersupport #community #mentalhealth

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Join us on May 11, 2024, as we announce the recipient of the Keshav Desiraju Memorial Award for Outstanding Public Service in Mental Health, 2024.

The event will feature distinguished speakers, including close friends & family of Mr Keshav Desiraju ++

I am glad that ENTIRE healthcare system is under scrutiny. We need comprehensive system to address malpractices in the system irrespective of pathy.
And sooner govt establishments are also involved better it is.

And while we are at it, we also need guidelines for celebrities…

This is TODAY at 2.30 PM IST.

Jasmine Kalha will be part of a webinar on ⤵️
Addressing Funding Challenges for Mental Health Initiatives in India.
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Organised by Catalyst 2030 : Mental Health Collaboration.

Introducing 'No Home for the Lot of You, No Language Either' by Yanam Bage from Mental Health Journey, an anthology of queer-trans narratives by MHI & @thechinkyhomoproject. This is Arunachal Pradesh (Part 1)>>
Visit mhi.org.in to access the full story + publication!

Who are you referring to?According to this report 98% of professors at the top 5 IITs belong to the 'upper' castes.
theprint.in/india/educatio…

Noted Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist & Educator, Dr Bhooshan Shukla Bhooshan Shukla at our #worldbipolarday National Conference in #Mumbai
His presentation & talk touched upon critical themes such as Autonomy, Agency of Teenagers & Young Adults, Parenting & Advocacy.
#MentalHealth

2024 Laos Policy Dialogue on Disability Inclusive Social Protection heard persons w psychosocial disabilities sharing their concerns on barriers they face in accessing social health protection. Humanity & Inclusion U.S. Vijay Nallawala bipolarindia Bhooshan Shukla Dr. Jyoti Sangle TCI-Global

Horror of horrors, what is the world coming to!
Kalyug, I tell you!

Irritability
While diagnosing Depression, mental health professionals look for sadness as it is an essential component of Depression. However, many times it is masked by a pervasive irritability.
A woman who slaps her three years old for making noise and then sobbing and cursing…

#WorldHealthDay
The physical health of people with SMI is severely compromised due to inadequate prevention & ineffective treatment. Mental Health & Physical Health are inextricably linked — and cannot be treated in isolation. (1)

Dr Anjali Gokarn, Paediatrician, living with #Depression & #Anxiety for decades & also a Family #caregiver , sharing her moving story:
'Me & My Family'
Talk about the intergenerational impact of #mentaldisorders !
#WorldBipolarDay #conference #Mumbai #livedexperience #stories >

📌Snippet from MHI Director Raj's feature on the GivingPi podcast: Unusual Suspects.

Raj discusses a rights-based approach to mental health and the importance of centering lived experience.

🎙️Tune in here: moneycontrol.com/news/podcast/p…