The last two years have blown India’s mental health crisis wide open. The Indian National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) found in its most recent survey that more than 150 million Indians need help with their mental health, but fewer than 30 million are receiving it. There are many reasons for this, including … Read more
Home cities Fist Need to move the conversation away from psychiatrists: Dr. Pathare on the gap in mental health care in India September is observed as Suicide Prevention Month each year. Dr. Pathare noted that suicides are multifactorial and that mental health is only one component (Photo Express) Dr. Soumitra Pathare, a leading mental health … Read more
June is Pride Month and in the midst of the celebrations it is also a time to remember that the LGBTQIA++ community continues to fight discrimination every day. In India, there are an estimated 45.5 million people who identify as queer. The LGBTQIA++ community, despite being accepted by law, has had to face stigmatization, social … Read more
Tennis star Naomi Osaka’s 2022 Roland Garros tour may have come to a disappointing end with a first-round loss, but all was not in vain. The Japanese player made headlines at last year’s French Open for withdraw from the tournament, citing mental health reasons. The furor caused by this shocking departure has since led the … Read more
According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)India recorded more than 1.53 lakh suicides, an estimated 418 suicides daily in 2020. This equates to a suicide mortality rate (per lakh population) of 11.3 in 2020, compared to 10.4 in 2019 This is the highest number of suicides in the country in a decade and is … Read more
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday that the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated mental health problems in the country and announced that the government will launch a national telemental health program. While presenting the Budget for 2022-’23the finance minister said the program will include a network of 23 telemental health centers of excellence across the … Read more
For Soumitra PathareIt’s that time of year again when the Finance Minister presents the Union Government’s spending and fundraising plans for the next fiscal year, popularly known as the Union budget. This comes against the backdrop of the Covid pandemic and reports of significant increase in mental Health problems in India. In October 2021, a … Read more