Mental Health
How theatre was used as a tool to delve deeper into the mental health issues of the migrants
Pune-based Swatantra Theatre helped research resilience among migrant communities using the methodology of theatre to better understand how these communities can deal with mental health issues. India went into lockdown in an attempt to flatten the COVID-19 curve. But another epidemic was silently ravaging the country. Cases of mental illness rose by more than 20% …
In the valley, beyond the unrest, young Kashmiris are building mental peace in youth through art
Before 1989, only 1700 people visited the only psychiatric facility in Kashmir. In 2015, the number had exponentially jumped to 100,000. In 2015 , in a study by Doctors without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières) it was alarmingly concluded that half of all residents of the valley suffer from mental health problems. The report stated that “1.8 million …
Mind Piper: Untangling the ambiguity around mental health for the under-served population of India
How Mind Piper, a New Delhi based social enterprise, is using an integrated framework to address mental health issues for the underserved in India A student from a low-income rural family was anxious about the preparation for the 12th Board examinations. He would stay fixed for hours with books, yet wouldn’t be able to …