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Ask the Experts Guest Contributors 

How to Help Someone with Depression (Even When They Push You Away)

April 3, 2025April 3, 2025 Health Collective ask the experts, Depression, getting help

Have you ever tried helping someone with depression, only to encounter reluctance? It’s painful to see someone struggle, but is

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Guest Contributors Your Stories 

Four-Legged Love: How My Basset Hounds Help Ease my Depression

February 24, 2025February 24, 2025 Health Collective Depression, Mental Health and Pets

Discovering the Unseen Emotional Support of Pets in Mental Health Journeys By Sumana Bhoothalingam It has been said many times,

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Amrita Tripathi Articles 

Book Excerpt: The Other Sister by Amrita Tripathi

February 11, 2025March 21, 2025 Health Collective Amrita Tripathi, Books, Mental health and books, Mental Health Books

Read an excerpt from The Other Sister / watch a short video of the excerpt and behind the scenes below

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Navigating Grief, Loss, Ageing: Join our Circles

November 17, 2024December 12, 2024 Health Collective ask the experts, mental health, Understanding mental health

We’ve been hearing from some of you over the years and launched our pilot a good while ago. Here is

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Compassionate Circles: Let’s Talk

November 16, 2024November 16, 2024 Health Collective Compassionate Circles, Health Collective, Listening Circles

We are delighted to be facilitating workshops for therapists and counselling psychologists who host a few regular sessions on topics

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FEATURED Guest Contributors Reporter's Diary 

Fed Up: A Book that Unpacks Emotional Labour

November 2, 2024December 12, 2024 Health Collective Asma G, Books, Health Collective Book Club, Long Read, Mental health and books

By Asma G “Stop being such a nag,” my cousin says to his wife when she reminds him to go

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New Pilot, Join us!

October 24, 2024November 3, 2024 Health Collective Membership, Patrons of the Health Collective

The Health Collective is open for Membership (pilot programme!) We’ve been working on a few new offerings for and from

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Amrita Tripathi Articles Latest 

Say Again! Update on and from Amrita’s Podcast

October 13, 2024October 13, 2024 Health Collective Amrita Tripathi, Say Again Podcast

I wanted to share some of our updates in a highlighted fashion so you can decide if you’d like to

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Pathways to Flourish: A Vision for Wellbeing in Schools

September 15, 2024September 15, 2024 Health Collective Event Listings, Mental Health Events, Young Mental Health

By Binu Thomas In recent years, the importance of mental health in schools has become increasingly clear. Schools are no

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Amrita Tripathi Ask the Experts 

#SayAgain Podcast

September 4, 2024September 4, 2024 Health Collective Amrita Tripathi, Lets Talk, Say Again Podcast

On this weekly podcast, Amrita talks to different leaders and change-makers about their area of expertise, whilst also exploring their

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Suicide Helplines

  • For India: suicide helplines 
  • For Emails/ Numbers of Psychologists and Psychiatrists across India, check our Contacts page (Work in progress)

Mental Health Resources

  • The World Health Organization’s Fact Sheet on Depression 
  • The WHO guidelines on Preventing Suicide: Media Resource
  • The Samaritans Media Guidelines on Reporting About Suicide
  • National Crime Records Bureau report on Suicides in India
  • Mental HealthCare Act 2017
  • The National Mental Health Survey
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The Health Collective is not in the business of nor intends to provide counselling service. The professionals, the website of the professionals and helpline numbers listed on the The Health Collective are not employed, associated or endorsed by The Health Collective. The professionals and the organisations behind the listed websites and helpline numbers, on The Health Collective website, are independent third parties and there is no relationship of principal-agent, employer-employee, partnership of any nature with The Health Collective. The Health Collective does not make any recommendation or guarantee service or quality of any professional or helpline number or website listed herein. The Health Collective does not make any representations, warranties or guarantees as to, and is in no manner responsible for, the services provided by the professionals or their websites or the helpline services. The stories and comics set out by The Health Collective are intended purely for reference purposes. Advice or stories set out herein are by no means intended to malign or defame any person, organisation, caste or community. Advice or stories set out herein are views of the concerned author only, The Health Collective does not claim copyright or endorse or recommend or represent on veracity of the advice contained in the articles or stories (including the comics) on this website. Additionally, the articles and stories set out herein should not in any manner be considered as substitute for professional help. All experiences are personal, hence advice and suggestions contained in the articles and stories may not apply to a reader’s specific facts or situations, and it is recommended that professional help is sought for such matters. The Health Collective disclaims all liability of all nature arising out of reliance placed on the advice set out in the articles and stories or arising out of meetings with professionals or calls with the professionals or helpline numbers mentioned on the website of The Health Collective.