From National MH Survey Young people bear the brunt and mental ill health has increased by a whopping 50% from 26% in 2007 to 39% in 16-24 year olds. Youth MH Crisis? Yes it is real and we need to respond urgently with preventive measures and a major strengthening of MH care

Disability is caused by society by creating enviroments and attitudes that cause exclusion of people with physical/mental/intellectual/other impairments. Medicine can't cure disability. Medicine can help with the impairment.

#HealthyLiverRajasthan Dr Osama Ummer World Health Organization (WHO)-Health systems officer World Health Organization (WHO) Ministry of Health Department of Medical Health & Family Welfare

We are looking for a Research Associate to work with us on 'Atmiyata' - our community-based mental health intervention. All details in the images. Please RT to help us spread the word! Apply here: cmhlp.org/work-with-us/r… #Jobs #MentalHealth #vacancy

Please read our — written with Thirusha Naidu🇿🇦🇨🇦 — new The Lancet essay: "How medical education holds back health equity" thelancet.com/journals/lance… We analyse #MedEd as a colonial institution — inspired by Frantz Fanon and the early history of my alma mater, Obafemi Awolowo University #medschool

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We are delighted to announce our new project on Suicide Prevention – Contact And Safety Planning (CASP). CASP is funded by Mariwala Health Initiative and will be implemented in Chhattisgarh. The project aims to reduce repeat suicide attempts through a ++

JOIN OUR TEAM! We are looking for a Research Associate (full-time) for our new project on suicide prevention – Contact And Safety Planning (CASP). Location: Raipur, Chhattisgarh Last date to apply: 25 Aug 2022 Apply here: cmhlp.org/work-with-us/r… More details in the image below.

2 weeks from now is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay In the next 2 weeks, 472 young Indians below the age of 18 will die by suicide. Suicide Prevention is a 365 day affair. Not just a day.

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Quick Thread: NCRB published 2021 suicide data today. Grim reading. Highlights: After ↑10% in 2020, suicides ↑7.2℅ in 2021. 164033 suicides→450 suicides/day. Suicide rate is now above 2011 rate - so all reduction gains lost. In absolute nos, 28500 suicides > 2011 +++

States with highest rates: Sikkim 39.2, Kerala 26.9,CG 26.9, Telangana 26, TN 24.7. All of them > 2x national average rate @ 12. +++

This entire month, our Project SPIRIT (Suicide Prevention & Implementation Research Initiative) team is conducting a series of awareness campaigns on preventive measures, across 60 villages in Mehsana, reaching approx. 20K households. Thread - glimpses from the field. #WSPD2022

I am looking for PhD students to start in Autumn 2023! I'd love to talk to people who a) are enthusiastic about mental health research, and b) are excited to explore cog neuro methods and techniques. There are several funding options: email for details! cognition-mental-health.github.io/vacancies/

W E A R E L I V E! The Keshav Desiraju India Mental Health Observatory (IMHO) is delighted to announce the launch of the 'Public Archive'. An open-access crowdsourced platform that contains information & data on #MentalHealth related laws, policies & programmes, in India. 1/n

How An Online Tracker is Helping to Implement the Mental Healthcare Act in India - Information Saves Lives | Internews internews.org/blog/how-an-on… View the tracker here: indianlawsociety.sharepoint.com/:x:/s/IndianLa…