NEW DELHI: India is slowly but surely emerging from the dark shadows of Covid pandemic that interrupted our lives like never before. Life is limping back to pre-Covid normalcy. The restrictions are about to disappear. Markets, offices, restaurants, public places are opening up a lot to everyone’s relief. But there are certain hidden impacts of … Read more
NEW DELHI: Behind the prison walls of India, mental health problems affect a considerable number of inmates. According to the last ‘Prison Statistics India‘ reportup to 7,524 prisoners were reported to be suffering from mental illness in 2020. Of the 1,887 inmates who died in prisons that year, 189 (10%) were victims of unnatural causes, … Read more
NEW DELHI: A PIL in the High Court has sought an urgent rectification of the traditional focus on bravery and physical fitness that largely ignored the stress that affected the mental health of armed police personnel in conflict zones, resulting in an unacceptably high number of suicides and fratricidal acts. incidents Two retired CRPF members … Read more
NEW DELHI: A PIL in the Supreme Court has sought an urgent rectification of the traditional focus on bravery and physical fitness that largely overlooked the stress-affected mental health of armed police personnel in conflict zones, resulting in an unacceptably high number of suicides and fatal incidents. Two retired CRPF members in their PIL said … Read more