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Articles Ask the Experts Kamna Chhibber Mental Health 

Understanding Therapy: Are You Looking For a Quick Fix?

July 17, 2019July 14, 2019 Health Collective Adults and Mental Health, ask the experts, getting help, Understanding Therapy

By Kamna Chhibber The thing with a lot of people seeking therapy is that they wait for a crisis to

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Art Self Care and Mental Health April 2019
Amrita Tripathi Articles Reporter's Diary 

Young Mental Health: A Message to End Bullying

July 14, 2019July 14, 2019 Health Collective Amrita Tripathi, Bullying, Dr Samir Parikh, getting help, Kamna Chhibber, Mental Health Advocates, Young Mental Health

By Amrita Tripathi It’s an incredible thing to meet young people — an event that can often spark hope and

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Comics for Mental Health Mental Health Solo 

Solo’s Sadventures: Poetry, Disillusionment and the Importance of Getting Help

July 7, 2019July 7, 2019 Health Collective getting help, healing, sadventures, Solo, solo's sadventures, Young Mental Health

(Trigger Warning: Self harm, suicidal ideation)   Editor’s Note: If you or anyone you know ever feels like things are

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Articles Mental Health Reporter's Diary 

Ground Report: Pune’s Schizophrenia Awareness Association Centre

May 24, 2019May 24, 2019 Health Collective getting help, mental health and india, Schizophrenia

By Sukanya Sharma Pune-based Anshul Mehta* (Name changed) tells The Health Collective about his daughter, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia. मेरी

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Articles Your Stories 

Choose Your Words Wisely: On Melancholy and Sadness

May 11, 2019June 6, 2021 Health Collective anxiety, Art for Mental Health, Depression, getting help, Jayshree Misra Tripathi, Poetry for Mental Health, Understanding mental health

By Jayshree M. Tripathi Have you noticed the apparent stealth with which certain words are doing the rounds on Social

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Articles Ask the Experts Mental Health 

PSYCH-Ed: Talking Positive Mental Health, One School at a Time

March 23, 2019 Health Collective Bullying, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Dr Samir Parikh, getting help, Kishore Mohan, Mental Health and Students, Positive Mental Health

By Dr Samir Parikh Having closely worked in the field of Child and Adolescent Mental Health with various schools over

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Articles Reporter's Diary 

On Empathy and Valuing EQ: Meet The Artidote Founder Jova Ferreryra

February 23, 2019February 23, 2019 Health Collective anxiety, Breathe, Empathy, getting help, Jova Ferreyra, Mental Health 101, mental health and india, The Artidote

Jovanny “Jova” Varela Ferreyra is the founder of The Artidote, an incredible site, which in its own words: “Launched in

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Ask the Experts Mental Health Ratna Golaknath 

Ask the Experts: Dr Google and the Problem with Self-Diagnosis

February 11, 2019February 10, 2019 Health Collective ask the experts, getting help, Ratna Golaknath, Self Diagnosis, Understanding Therapy

By Ratna Golaknath Don’t we always know when something doesn’t feel quite right with us? Aren’t we the first to

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Articles Ask the Experts Mental Health 

Eight Things to Keep In Mind About Tele-Mental Health Therapy

January 6, 2019 Health Collective ask the experts, Digital Counselling, getting help, mental health, Online Counselling, Scherezade Siobhan, Tele-Mental Health

By Scherezade Siobhan In a country as a densely populated as India, finding accessible and affordable help for mental health

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Articles Ask the Experts Mental Health 

Emotional Abuse: Conversation and Closure

November 19, 2018 Health Collective ask the experts, Emotional Abuse, getting help, Scherezade Siobhan

By Scherezade Siobhan As I wrote in my previous column, emotional abuse is incredibly dissonant to process on several levels

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