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Articles Devanik Saha Mental Health Reporter's Diary 

Is Therapy Meant for Everyone?

July 18, 2018 Health Collective getting help, Mental Health 101, MENTAL HEALTH INDIA, Understanding Therapy

By Devanik Saha Should we all seek therapy irrespective of our mental state? Is taking therapy an evidence of an

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Articles Ask the Experts Mental Health 

Self-Care in this Journey Called Life

July 16, 2018July 15, 2018 Health Collective ask the experts, getting help, healing, Kamna Chhibber, self care

By Kamna Chhibber Life abounds with stress. Challenges stare us in the face and complex dynamics are at play in

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Articles Mental Health Reporter's Diary Sukanya Sharma 

Loneliness and Us

July 13, 2018July 13, 2018 Health Collective anxiety, Depression, Emotional Health, getting help, Loneliness, reporter's diary, Wellbeing

By Sukanya Sharma Britain made headlines earlier this year when the government appointed a Minister of Loneliness, and while India

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Articles Ask the Experts Voices Your Stories 

Grey Hours: A Psychologist and Survivor’s Journey Through Depression

July 9, 2018July 9, 2018 Health Collective ask the experts, getting help, Long Read, MENTAL HEALTH INDIA, Myths and Facts, Scherezade Siobhan, understanding depression, YOUR STORIES

By Scherezade Siobhan A decade ago, when I was swept by a giant wave of major depressive disorder (MDD), I

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Articles Sukanya Sharma 

Body Image and You: Digging Deeper

July 4, 2018July 5, 2018 Health Collective Body Image, getting help, India and Mental Health, reporter's diary, Women and Mental Health

By Sukanya Sharma Just last year, social media was flooded with notifications about this new app called Sarahah, which everyone

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Articles Devanik Saha Reporter's Diary 

Mental Health and the LGBTQ+ Community

July 2, 2018July 3, 2018 Health Collective Dr Avinash Desousa, Dr Kersi Chavda, Dr Prasad Dandekar, Keshav Suri, LGBTQ+, mental health and india, Mental health and you, reporter's diary

By Devanik Saha The Lalit Hospitality Group on Sunday organised a seminar on ‘Understanding LGBTQ+ community from a mental health

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Articles Ask the Experts Mental Health Varkha Chulani 

The Case for Compassion, Not Judgement

June 24, 2018 Health Collective ask the experts, getting help, Suicide Prevention, Varkha Chulani

By Varkha Chulani I am writing this from the city where Kate Spade unfortunately ended her life. In a matter

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Articles Mental Health Sukanya Sharma Voices Your Stories 

Holding the Rain: Short Film Aims to Fight Stigma

June 7, 2018 Health Collective anxiety, Art for Mental Health, Film, mental health art, OCD, Understanding OCD, YOUR STORIES

The Health Collective speaks to Stewart Hannah, a filmmaker from Scotland who recently released Holding the Rain, a 2 minute silent

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Articles Ask the Experts Mental Health 

Gaslighting: Getting Help and Healing

June 2, 2018 Health Collective Abuse and Relationships, ask the experts, Emotional Health, Gaslighting, getting help, mental health, Relationships

By Scherezade Siobhan This is Part 2 of a Series on Gaslighting. Read Part One, GASLIGHTING: RED FLAGS  The logical

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Articles Ask the Experts Mental Health 

Gaslighting: Red Flags

June 2, 2018June 2, 2018 Health Collective Abuse and Relationships, ask the experts, Emotional Health, Gaslighting, getting help, Understanding mental health

By Scherezade Siobhan In recent times, we have all observed widespread and complicit attempts at gaslighting women in public and personal

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Mental Health Resources

  • The World Health Organization’s Fact Sheet on Depression 
  • The WHO guidelines on Preventing Suicide: Media Resource
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  • Mental HealthCare Act 2017
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