In farmer suicide country, a campaign is putting the focus on mental health

In Vidarbha region, the Maharashtra government and a collection of NGOs are trying to curb mental illnesses.

Aradhna Wal, HealthCheck.in

· Oct 12, 2019 · 01:30 pm

A photo project in Goa highlights the mental health cost of being a ‘shippy’

Through his photographs of sailors, Christopher Pereira wants to facilitate a conversation about mental health.

Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri

· Nov 18, 2018 · 11:30 am

Insurance regulator orders firms to include mental health in medical policies

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority asked companies to adhere to the provisions of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 17, 2018 · 05:43 pm

How can you treat someone who doesn’t accept they are ill?

Laws are being passed in the Unites States that make it possible to compel people to receive treatment for health problems they don’t believe they have.

Carrie Arnold, Mosaic

· Aug 12, 2018 · 02:30 pm

Health ministry notifies Mental Healthcare Act that decriminalises suicide

The new law also restricts the use of electric shock therapy.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 02, 2018 · 11:48 am

How the use of language can help early detection and treatment of depression

New research shows that people with depression use words such as 'always', 'nothing' or 'completely' more often than others.

Mohammed Al-Mosaiwi, The Conversation

· Feb 08, 2018 · 09:30 pm

India is staring at a mental health epidemic, says President Ram Nath Kovind

Nearly 14% of the country’s population require mental health interventions, he said quoting data from the National Mental Health Survey 2016.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 02, 2017 · 03:12 pm

Living with dementia: The searing ache of being a family caregiver in an Indian city

Fifty million people in the world are living with dementia. India is home to ten per cent of them.

Naveen PM

· May 10, 2017 · 11:30 am

Watch: Spoken-word poets and stand-up comedians have a powerful message on suicide

"Stop. Wait. Hold On. Because someone somewhere feels the same truth."

Scroll Staff

· Apr 08, 2017 · 10:00 am

Evidence from Vidarbha: Psychological first aid prevents suicide among farmers

A community-based programme could show the way forward for rural mental-health treatment.

Menaka Rao

· Jan 05, 2017 · 05:30 am

Interview: 'People from scheduled castes and tribes are three times more likely to be depressed'

Scroll.in speaks to Kaaren Mathais, who runs a community mental health project in Uttarakhand.

Menaka Rao

· Jan 04, 2017 · 02:30 pm

Ask again: A new mental health campaign asks people to pay attention to signs of depression

#DobaraPoocho had social media users open up about their own struggles with self-esteem and anxiety.

Rhema Mukti Baxter

· Oct 12, 2016 · 07:43 pm