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Culturally Sensitive Digital Mental Health Tools for Indian Adolescents

The mental health of adolescents is the biggest crisis in Indian culture. We didn’t notice the concern about mental health and well-being until the covid crisis. Today, estimates suggest that 7-14 % of adolescents in India face mental health challenges(UNICEF,2023).

Awareness

Why Trauma Talk Is Everywhere Today and What It Says About Society

These days, opening an app or turning on the screen often means hearing about trauma. School pressure lands hard enough that some call it traumatic. Relationships ending hit deep, so they get described that way, too. Even awkward phone calls

Education

Sigmund Freud’s Cocaine Use: How 19th-Century Medicine Shaped Psychoanalytic Theory

If anyone has ever seen old photographs of Sigmund Freud, his image typically involves a cigar, a velvet couch, and the stoic, analytical gaze of the “father of psychoanalysis”. Freud had always attempted to experiment with things like cigars, drugs,

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India Expands National Mental Health Programme to Boost Services Across 767 Districts

The Central government is strengthening mental health services in India through the implementation of the National Mental Health Programme (NMHP). NMHP was launched by the government of India in 1982 to ensure availability and accessibility to minimum mental healthcare for

Awareness Education

Queer Psychology in Indian Education: Is it High Time to Go Beyond Certificate Courses?

Earlier this week, having read a major Indian newspaper’s publication of an opinion piece on the increasing student suicide rates in the IITs brought to the fore one of my long-standing gripes with the Indian education system. The piece starts

Event

51st National Annual Conference of the IACP 2026 (NACIACP) at GBU

The Department of Psychology and Mental Health at Gautam Buddha University (GBU) in Greater Noida is currently pulling together what looks like a massive event for the professional community. Teaming up with Conscious Mind Solutions, they are set to host

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Chiraiya: A Psychological Perspective

What if the strictest confinement consists solely of routines, silence, and the term “marriage” rather than physical bars? Chiraiya looks at how discomfort, pressure, and control can be present in a marriage in ways that aren’t always easy to see. The effects

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Revolving Door Justice in India: Understanding Juvenile Re-Entry and Recidivism

In countries, including India, the systems that deal with young offenders focus on helping them change for the better, get the care they need and reintegrate into society. However, there’s a problem: many kids who leave these institutions end up.

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IIT Kanpur Sets Up Mental Health Centre to Strengthen Student Support

Now showing up at IIT Kanpur is something calm but real: support for students growing more defined through the newly formed Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing (CMHW). Gone are the days of scattered workshops; instead, assistance moves forward in steps, structured

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Early Childhood Intervention an Economic Necessity, Says MP Brijesh Chowta in Lok Sabha

Capt. Brijesh Chowta, member of parliament from Dakshin Kannada, has urged the Union Government in the Lok Sabha to take steps to address mental health concerns and learning challenges faced by young children. He highlighted issues about the lack of