mental illness

Rishika (left), who had suffered from an acute depressive episode, was helped by ASHA worker Vandana Vishwakarma (right) with therapy sessions in Raisen district.

Talking therapy: ASHA workers offer hope in rural Madhya Pradesh

Opposition leaders slam Prime Minister Modi’s ‘joke’ on suicide

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The Supreme Court of India, in New Delhi.

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In his inaugural address, M. Malaiappan, Director, Institute of Mental Health, Kilpauk, emphasised the importance of a support system for the psychologically traumatised persons

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