The Urban Debate EP1037 - Is India ignoring its biggest mental health crisis? | The Urban Debate 15 MAY 2020 | MIRROR NOW TV | 51 MIN 05 SEC On The Urban Debate with Tanvi Shukla, United Nations warns of global emergency. In India, one of the reasons for people to face mental health problems... Continue Reading →
Mental Health a priority_UN, May 14 2020
Key messages: The problem: • COVID-19 has the seeds of a major mental health crisis • The mental health and wellbeing of whole societies have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and are a priority to be addressed urgently. • A long-term upsurge in the number and severity of mental health problems is likely... Continue Reading →
COVID 19: Mental Health of population a priority: UN, May 14 2020
UN Secretary General Policy Brief COVID-19 and the Need for Action on Mental Health https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/un_policy_brief-covid_and_mental_health_final.pdf Video address by UN Secretary General https://youtu.be/XLJlqcFYfeM Video address by WHO Director General: https://twitter.com/DrTedros/status/1260898292105449472?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet UN press release - https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/05/1063882 WHO press release - https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/14-05-2020-substantial-investment-needed-to-avert-mental-health-crisis
UN leads call to protect most vulnerable from mental health crisis during and after COVID-19: May 14, 2020
UN leads call to protect most vulnerable from mental health crisis during and after COVID-19 During the coronavirus pandemic, mental health tips are being disseminated to children and families in the Rongwai community in Bangkok, Thailand. © UNICEF/Sukhum Preechapanic During the coronavirus pandemic, mental health tips are being disseminated to children and families in the... Continue Reading →
Substantial investment needed to avert mental health crisis: WHO, May 14 2020.
World Health Organisation: Substantial investment needed to avert mental health crisis 14 May 2020 News release The COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting the need to urgently increase investment in services for mental health or risk a massive increase in mental health conditions in the coming months, according to a policy brief on COVID-19 and mental health... Continue Reading →
Coping with Pandemic-Two Webinar on May 12 and May 13,2020.
Dear Colleagues, There are two important webinar programmes today and tomorrow. Both of them are related to RESILIENCE in the disaster situations. I thought this will be of interest to you. Both are free and you need to register to join the Webinar. Best wishes, Prof. R.Srinivasa Murthy 1.Bangalore International Centre, Bangalore. I Am Not... Continue Reading →
Doordarshan Programme on COVID 19: Mental Health Aspects
COVID 19: Mental health Expert: Dr. Avdesh Sharma, NEW DELHI. April 29, 2020. Doordarshan, India. https://youtu.be/4rRyasFipkw
PGI, Chandigarh, Webinar on Mental Health for Healthcare Professionals
PGIMER, Chandigarh: Mental Health Videos COVID-19 Prevention & IEC Committee, PGIMER Chandigarh Webinar for Healthcare Professionals https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6Xx2mkGwAfBE0UqE_lqqcg Date: 01-05-2020 Webinar session VI: Mental health issues in COVID-19 Talk No.1. Psychological care of patients having COVID-19 Dr. SK Mattoo, Professor and Head, Deptt. of Psychiatry, PGIMER Talk No.2. Substance abuse and COVID-19 Dr. Debasish Basu, Professor,... Continue Reading →
World Health Organisation ‘STRESS’ buster SELF-CARE Guide for General Population- May 2020
World Health Organisation 'STRESS' buster SELF-CARE Guide for General Population- May 2020 DOING WHAT MATTERS IN TIME OF STRESS-an illustrated guide. This is an important contribution to the care of the persons exoperiencing the COVID 19 Pandemic. This is an illustrated manual. It has Five main subjects: 1. Grounding 2.Unlocking 3.Acting on your values 4.Being... Continue Reading →
