Journalists and experts spoke about the pressures and associated mental health issues that come with high-pressure work.
Facebook, in partnership with Fortis Healthcare, hosted a mental health training session for journalists on Saturday that focused on ways to manage mental health and help colleagues and friends who may be experiencing mental stress.
The session opened with a speech by Ramya Venugopal from the Meta media association and development of strategic partners Trushar Barot.
“The mental health issues of journalists need to be discussed and addressed and the media needs to pay attention to the mental stress that the media face on different levels and in strange situations like the times of COVID. The level of stress and signs of depression should be identified and steps taken to share and take medical advice,” the experts said.
Freelance journalist Pamposh Raina, moderator of the session, said a journalist’s job can have a big impact on their mental health as they face tight deadlines and remain in a high-pressure environment.
The main session, which lasted two hours, was led by psychiatrist and TEDx speaker Samir Parikh. Director of the National Mental Health Program at Fortis, Parikh, was joined by Kamna Chhibber, a trained therapist and director of the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health at Fortis Healthcare, Divya Jain.
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