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Designing Halfway Homes in India

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Rashmi Munikempanna

According to Section 19 (3) of The Mental Healthcare Act-2017, halfway homes have to be less restrictive for people who… Read more Designing Halfway Homes in India

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Mental Health Peer Support Networks

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Rashmi Munikempanna

Notwithstanding the gains that expatients, activists or consumers of mental health services have made in the developed, Western world in… Read more Mental Health Peer Support Networks

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Community Mental Health in India

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Rashmi Munikempanna

The strongest fundamental that community psychiatry upholds is that it functions on the basis of ‘inclusion’ which involves every dimension… Read more Community Mental Health in India

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Medicalising everyday life doesn’t help anyone’s mental health | Adrian Massey | The Guardian

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Rashmi Munikempanna

Many form unhealthy, dependent relationships with healthcare professionals while becoming isolated from the kind of practical, amateur, human support that… Read more Medicalising everyday life doesn’t help anyone’s mental health | Adrian Massey | The Guardian

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Reporting on Mental Health

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Rashmi Munikempanna

Issues such as the accessibility of mental healthcare, the subjectivity of distress, its relationship with gender, sexuality and social prejudice,… Read more Reporting on Mental Health

Migration and Mental Health: A Case Study from Madurai

Posted on January 10, 2019 by Rashmi Munikempanna

An interesting article in Scroll.in by Gokul Vannan that looks at the effects of migration on mental health among migrant… Read more Migration and Mental Health: A Case Study from Madurai

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Decriminalisation of Attempted Suicide in India: Mental Healthcare Act 2017

Posted on January 8, 2019March 27, 2019 by Rashmi Munikempanna

Prior to the passing of the Mental Healthcare Act 2017 those who attempted to commit suicide could be tried under… Read more Decriminalisation of Attempted Suicide in India: Mental Healthcare Act 2017

Terese Mailhot: Writing From Pain Saved Me

Posted on December 21, 2018December 22, 2018 by Rashmi Munikempanna

Terese Mailhot, author of Heart Berries, writes about what it means to tell one’s story and the role of art/craft… Read more Terese Mailhot: Writing From Pain Saved Me

Terese Mailhot: Self-Help Isn’t Enough for Native Women

Posted on December 21, 2018December 22, 2018 by Rashmi Munikempanna

Terese Mailhot in this article addresses the idea of self-help as being constructed excluding cultures and histories that ask for collective mourning and healing practices.