/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/2UDA5HFQXRLGZLOAKD3I5JHWRA.jpg "Team USA take proactive approach on mental health at Beijing Games")
BEIJING, Feb 8 (Reuters) – U.S. Olympics officials said they learned lessons from the Tokyo Games about supporting athletes’ mental health, taking a proactive approach in Beijing, where isolation and COVID fears -19 have increased stress. Four-time gold medalist gymnast Simone Biles rewrote the playbook on mental health in Tokyo, championing the well-being of athletes … Read more
The government has issued a directive that no hospital should deny treatment to people suffering from mental illness due to their Covid positive status. The state, as of February 5, provided mental health counseling to 17.43 lakh covid-positive patients, with 7,618 receiving counseling on February 5 alone. The directive speaks about the care of three … Read more
The state government has instructed health facilities to develop a daily action plan regarding the treatment of patients suffering from mental illness. The health commissioner’s office has stated that no mentally ill person, regardless of their COVID-19 treatment should be refused. “Individuals with mental illness who develop a moderate to severe COVID-19 infection warranting hospitalization…should … Read more
/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/3RYM32B3RRIURA3SFJAOTXUODY.jpg "Venezuela COVID patients, exhausted doctors get mental health help from medical charity")
CARACAS, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is providing mental health care to COVID-19 patients, their families and also medical staff at two public hospitals in Venezuela to support the country’s deteriorating health system. They are organizing phone and video calls between the sick and their loved ones and even helping dying patients … Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on people’s mental health, especially frontline and health care workers, people living alone, and people with pre-existing mental health conditions. In the midst of the pandemic, it is vital to manage mental health by protecting psychological and emotional well-being. There are a number of reasons like social … Read more
Image Source: FREEPIK Social connection, sleep and physical activity contribute to better mental health among adolescents during COVID-19 While the pandemic has affected everyone, physically and mentally, alike, it has had a permanent impact on young children and adolescents, who have had to stay in lockdown and miss out on much of their school life. … Read more
With the COVID-19 pandemic that negatively affects mental health and triggers an exponential increase in mental health problems among vulnerable population groups, the Center announced Tuesday the launch of the national telemental health program. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, during the budget speech in Parliament, announced that a national telemental health program will be launched, … Read more
Whether in family WhatsApp groups, on Twitter timelines, or while reading the daily news, we are faced with a constant avalanche of claims about Covid-19 that can baffle, scare, and confuse us. This certainly has not changed in the third year of the pandemic. Two weeks ago, news of a coronavirus variant dubbed “Deltacron” with … Read more