Tag Mental health
The 2016 National Mental Health Survey found that 70-80% of people with mental illness received no treatment. Dr Soumitra Pathare The past two years of the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the importance of mental health issues in our communities. A global study… Continue Reading →
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by- Andolanjivi Kamayani Kractivist ( AK2) 10th Feb 2021, on my Birthday , I returned to theatre -my first love – after a year ,with no expectations at all. The atmosphere at Prithvi Theatre just rejuvenates you, the cosy theatre… Continue Reading →
SOS – Help Siddhant find his way home! Siddhanth Sudhakar, a young adult with autism, is missing since 7 pm on 28 Oct ’14 from Kandivali, Mumbai He has passed his 12th but has poor social skills. He speaks and understands… Continue Reading →
18-Jun-2014 PATNA: A division bench of Patna high court, comprising Justice Navin Sinha and Justice Prabhat Kumar Jha, on Tuesday, while hearing a suo motu cognizance case, expressed its displeasure over the state government’s apathy towards the only mental hospital… Continue Reading →
Today is World Mental Health Day. Every year on 10th of October, The World Health Organization joins in celebrating the World Mental Health Day. The day is celebrated at the initiative of the World Federation of Mental Health and WHO… Continue Reading →
19-Sept-2013 J. Venkatesan “It is a treatable, manageable disease, on par with hypertension and diabetes” NEW DELHI : Temporary ill-health including schizophrenia, a mental illness, which is curable, cannot be a ground for divorce under Section 13 (1)… Continue Reading →
The Mental Healthcare Bill, 2013 tabled in Rajya Sabha Mahendra Singh TNN New Delhi: A legislation to protect rights of persons with mental illness and ensure people with such disabilities are treated humanely by banning practices like tonsuring or chaining… Continue Reading →
Author(s): Vibha Varshney , Kundan Pandey Aug 15, 2013 | Down to Erath They are there—each residential area has its mentally disturbed people; each family has anecdotes of crazy relatives. Nobody wants to acknowledge them. As pressures of life grow, so do troubles of… Continue Reading →
The Union Cabinet cleared the Mental Health Care Bill, 2013 that makes access to mental health care a right of all persons Submitted on Fri, 06/14/2013 – 16:55 The Union Cabinet on Thursday cleared the Mental Health Care Bill, 2013… Continue Reading →
By Adam McGibbon Are we heading towards a mass-medicated society? Sriram Balla, under a CC License Are you a disruptive person? Are you occasionally reluctant to part with possessions? Is your child defiant, or prone to temper tantrums? Are you grieving from the… Continue Reading →