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Creating Art: From Self-Expression to Healing

November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 Health Collective Art for Mental Health, Art Therapy, healing, wellness, YOUR STORIES

By Jerin Jacob  “This is SO overwhelming. I need my book! and my colours! I need to switch off, right

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Know Your Rights: Mental Healthcare Act 2017

October 21, 2018October 24, 2018 Health Collective Know Your Rights, Mental Healthcare Act, Mental Healthcare in India, the law and you

By Arjun Kapoor This series will explore the rights of Persons with Mental Illness under the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017

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Legends of Tomorrow: Talking Mental Health and Queer Lives through Sci Fi and Fantasy

October 14, 2018 Health Collective Adults and Mental Health, Legends of Tomorrow, Pop Culture, YOUR STORIES

By Ilina Acharya There is something about the show Legends of Tomorrow that has left me captivated. Maybe it is the revelation

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Once Upon a Time: The Keys to Romance

October 11, 2018October 11, 2018 Health Collective ask the experts, Love, MPower, Relationships, Understanding Relationships

By Tanya Vasunia It is through our relationships that we evolve and thrive as human beings. The last ten years have

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Suicide Prevention Day: Let’s Talk, Connect

September 10, 2018September 9, 2018 Health Collective getting help, mental health and india, Suicide in India, Suicide Prevention, Suicide Prevention Day

By Manisha Chachra “I want to jump of a cliff,” I messaged my friend when I got off at Tilak Nagar,

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In Plain Fright – Understanding Therapy for Phobias

September 3, 2018September 2, 2018 Health Collective ask the experts, getting help, Phobia, Scherezade Siobhan, Understanding Therapy, YOUR STORIES

By Scherezade Siobhan Awaiting the elevator to hit the ground floor, from the corner of my eye I am watching

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The Freedom Series: Being Gay and ‘Manning Up’ in the Media

August 17, 2018August 16, 2018 Health Collective Depression, Freedom Series, getting help, LGBTQ+, Long Read, mental health and india, Not Alone, YOUR STORIES

By Anant Zanane I have a story to tell. Of being a deeply closeted mediawala, who tried to fit into the

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The Freedom Series: My Journey

August 13, 2018August 10, 2018 Health Collective Freedom Series, India and Mental Health, LGBTQ+, YOUR STORIES

By Anwesh Pokkuluri In May 2018, I signed up to be a petitioner in the Supreme Court against Section 377.

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Parenting Teenagers

August 1, 2018July 28, 2018 Health Collective ask the experts, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Dr Samir Parikh, getting help, mental health and children, Parenting

By Dr Samir Parikh As a parent, we all strive to do our best for the child at that given

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Mental Health and College Students

July 30, 2018July 28, 2018 Health Collective College Students, Mental Health and Students, Mental Health in India

By Shruti Venkatesh It is an unfortunate fact that India ranks as one of the countries with highest student suicide

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Mental Health Resources

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