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MHI: How Can We Understand India’s Mental Health Problem?
In a 2016 Lancet Global Health study, suicide was found to be the leading cause of deaths among young people in India. In the following year, India enacted the National Mental Healthcare Act, “to provide for mental healthcare and services for persons with mental illness and to protect, promote and fulfil the rights of such…
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The Friendship Bench: Zimbabwe’s Answer to a Need for Safe Spaces
Responding to widespread mental health problems in Zimbabwe, Professor Dixon Chibanda took to unusual methods – training a team of grandmothers in creating safe spaces for people to talk. ‘Friendship Bench’ is a result of their teamwork – organised around culturally embedded concepts surrounding wellbeing and belonging. In this interview, ‘Friendship Bench’ share with me the full story and meaning behind their project, and what message they ultimately wish to spread.
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Interview with Charlotte Fox Weber, Founder of the School of Life Psychotherapy Service
Cleverness matters, but not as much as kindness. Charlotte Fox Weber is a psychotherapist and founder of the School of Life psychotherapy service. She has a profound interest in emotional issues, working relationally with clients where they feel stuck, lost or without meaning. In this interview, Charlotte shares her story, as well as her views…
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The Meaning and Demeaning of Mental Health
“It’s difficult not to be bothered by clearly demeaning and insensitive remarks. But what I have come to realize as a writer and a speaker, is that words only have meaning once we give them meaning…”
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“Stay Away, It Might be Catching”
“Stigma is the thing that stops you from being open about your struggles. Rarely does anyone feel embarrassed telling someone that they broke their arm or caught a cold, but so few people will call into work sick because of their mental health…”
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The Infinite Project: Mallory’s Story
“In my illness I always saw my life as finite. Everything was black and white. But now I see grey. I see that life has infinite possibilities and infinite paths.”
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Breaking the Silence on Mental Illness
Patrick A. Roland tells us his views on how fearful perspectives can be understood, and the conversation on mental health can be moved forwards.
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Why We Cannot ‘Just Be Ourselves’, and Why We Can
Often, you hear advice telling you to “just be yourself”. Why is it so hard? How can we just be ourselves?
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When a Loved One Will Not Seek Help
“One of the hardest lessons for me to come to terms with is that, I myself, cannot force anyone to seek help. I cannot make anyone want to get better…”
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Quotes That Have Helped in Difficult Times
“I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.” – Louisa May Alcott
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Top 10 Mental Health Stigmas
“1. People with mental illness, especially those with schizophrenia are violent and dangerous…”
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