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Mental Health Books

Book Shelves for Mental health books
Mental Health Voices Your Stories 

Mental Health Books: Reccos from Author and Editor Himanjali Sankar

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 Health Collective Books, Himanjali Sankar, Mental health and books, Mental Health Books, Mrs C Remembers

By Himanjali Sankar Mathematics has always let me down and I find I listed 6 books when asked for five

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Ask the Experts Health Collective Mental Health Your Stories 

Mindscape 2: Young Mental Health Book Excerpt

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 Health Collective Amrita Tripathi, Books, Children First, Dr Amit Sen, Meera Haran Alva, Mental Health Books, Mindscape, Young Mental Health

As you may have heard, our new book on Young Mental Health is out. It’s nothing if not a massive,

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Amrita Tripathi Articles Events Mental Health 

Mindscape Series: New Book on Young Mental Health Launched

June 14, 2020December 30, 2020 Health Collective Amrita Tripathi, Dr Amit Sen, Meera Haran Alva, Mental Health Books, Mindscape, Paras Sharma, Pattie Gonsalves, Young Mental Health

We did it! Book 2 in the Mindscape Series: Young Mental Health has been released. It was so wonderful to

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Dealing with Anxiety during Covid-19

May 9, 2020 Health Collective Amrita Tripathi, anxiety, Covid-19, getting help, Kamna Chhibber, Mental Health Books, Mindscape, stress

Many of us are feeling anxious, distressed, and overwhelmed. It’s ok to feel this way. Please do reach out to

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Mental Health Voices Your Stories 

Book 2 in the Mindscape Series: Young Mental Health

May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 Health Collective Amrita Tripathi, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Meera Haran Alva, Mental health and books, Mental Health Books, Mindscape, Young Mental Health

So excited to announce that our second book in the Mindscape series, Young Mental Health co-authored by me, Amrita Tripathi

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Amrita Tripathi Articles Events Mental Health 

The Book Launch Adventure

July 4, 2019 Health Collective Amrita Tripathi, Arpita Anand, healing, Mental Health Books, Real Stories of Dealing with Depression

By Amrita Tripathi We launched the book ‘Real Stories of Dealing With Depression’ in Delhi on Friday, June 28, and

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Join us: Launching a Book on Dealing with Depression

June 23, 2019 Health Collective Amrita Tripathi, Arpita Anand, Mental Health Books, Real Stories of Dealing with Depression, The Health Collective, YOUR STORIES

Inspired by many of Your Stories, we have a book ready, the first in the Mindscape series with publishers Simon & Schuster

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Amrita Tripathi Mental Health Your Stories 

Mental Health Books: Real Stories of Dealing With Depression

June 1, 2019January 31, 2021 Health Collective Amrita Tripathi, Arpita Anand, Depression, Mental Health Books, Mindscape, The Health Collective

  We are delighted to share that pre-orders are open for the first book in the Mindscape series, published by

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Battles in the Mind: An Excerpt

September 3, 2017May 8, 2018 Health Collective Anna Chandy, battles in the mind, interview, mental health, Mental Health Books, MENTAL HEALTH INDIA, the live love laugh foundation, writing

We feature a moving excerpt from Battles in the Mind, a book written by Anna Chandy, chairperson of Deepika Padukone’s Live Love Laugh

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The D Word
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D is for Depression: The Health Collective Interview (Hindi)

August 15, 2017December 26, 2020 Health Collective Author, Depression, Excerpt, Health Collective, Hindi blog, mental health, Mental Health 101, Mental Health Awareness, Mental Health Books

This interview with Shubhrata Prakash, author of ‘The D Word’ is on our site in English here; it is translated into

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Mental Health Resources

  • The World Health Organization’s Fact Sheet on Depression 
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  • National Crime Records Bureau report on Suicides in India
  • Mental HealthCare Act 2017
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