New study shows 1 in 7 children and teens impacted by mental health conditions
Oct 11, 2024, at 03:46 pm
Around one in seven children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 are affected by mental health conditions – with anxiety, depression and behavioural disorders among the most common, according to a new World Health Organization and UN Children’s Fund report released on Wednesday.
Healing Words: Leveraging poetry for collective mental wellness
Mar 19, 2024, at 10:46 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: While the world was busy discussing a recent survey report titled ‘Mental State of the World’ by an international research group, a Kolkata-based platform, Healing Words, was focusing on devising ways to ensure collective wellness.
Prescriptive poetry for troubled minds: Healing Words to hold a poetry clinic in Kolkata
Mar 05, 2024, at 11:16 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Healing Words, a Kolkata based team of poets, performing artists and mental health professionals, has undertaken a project where they are leveraging poetry as one of the instruments of healing, of comforting troubled minds.
Study finds you need to combine mindfulness with exercise for mental health boost in 2024
Jan 03, 2024, at 10:49 pm
For people looking to start 2024 with a new routine to feel fitter and happier, a new study from the University of Bath suggests that combining mindfulness with exercise could be your key to success.
Mental health care ‘barriers’ must end, urges Guterres
Oct 10, 2023, at 04:48 am
Three in four people suffering from a mental health condition receive inadequate treatment – or none at all – UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, as he urged countries to “break down the barriers that prevent people from seeking support”.
Gaza: Over a quarter of UNRWA centre patients needing mental health support
May 24, 2023, at 06:43 pm
New York: More than one in four patients screened in violence-afflicted Gaza at UN-run health centres, require mental health and psychosocial support, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said on Tuesday, publishing its annual overview.
Tele-Mental Health: Doors for an unquiet mind
May 20, 2023, at 12:47 am
The concept of telemedicine is not new. But a raging Covid-19 pandemic is a game changer. Technology is boosting mental health care in the US and India as practitioners move their services online while India's finance minister in her budget speech announced that its national telemental health program is on the anvil. Maya Morris, Alexis Simmerman, Whitney Hon, Hannah Owens from the US and Roshni Veronika Mallick from India report
Hikikomori: Thousands in Japan slipping into complete social withdrawal
Apr 07, 2023, at 04:41 am
Hikikomori, a psychological condition in which a person shows complete withdrawal from their surroundings, has become increasingly prominent in Japan over the recent years with hundreds of thousands of people in the working age group in the country living as recluses, media reports said.
Study reveals exercise is more effective than medicines to manage mental health
Feb 27, 2023, at 10:26 pm
University of South Australia researchers are calling for exercise to be a mainstay approach for managing depression as a new study shows that physical activity is 1.5 times more effective than counselling or the leading medications.
WHO reveals one-third of prisoners in Europe suffer mental health disorders
Feb 15, 2023, at 10:14 pm
One in three prisoners in Europe suffer from mental health disorders, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report launched on Tuesday.
Small island States to accelerate action on preventable diseases, mental health
Jan 20, 2023, at 06:28 pm
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are among countries that have the highest prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health risks in the world. Now, UN health agency WHO, is pledging to work more closely with them, to help save and improve lives.
How COVID-19 changed mental health discourse in India and Pakistan
Jan 12, 2023, at 01:08 am
When Amina Zia in Pakistan lost her husband to COVID-19 in the early days of the pandemic, she descended further into depression.
Time to make neglected area of mental health ‘a global priority’, urges Guterres
Oct 11, 2022, at 10:34 pm
New York: Nearly one billion people live with a mental health condition across the globe, but despite that staggering number, Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted on Monday, that it remains one of “the most neglected aspects of healthcare”.
Time to address mental health issues in the workplace, UN agencies urge
Sep 30, 2022, at 01:05 am
New York: With an estimated 12 billion workdays lost annually due to depression and anxiety, costing the global economy nearly $1 trillion,more action is needed to tackle mental health issues at work, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Wednesday.
New UN guide helps support perinatal mental healthcare in 'stigma-free' environment
Sep 20, 2022, at 09:13 pm
New York: Almost one in five women will experience a mental health condition during pregnancy or in the year after the birth, the UN health agency said on Monday, launching new recommendations for health authorities worldwide, to help improve women’s lives.
Nearly one billion people have a mental disorder: WHO
Jun 18, 2022, at 09:05 pm
New York: Nearly one billion people worldwide suffer from some form of mental disorder, according to latest UN data – a staggering figure that is even more worrying, if you consider that it includes around one in seven teenagers.
Make mental health support part of climate action plans: WHO
Jun 04, 2022, at 06:20 pm
New York: Mental health support must be included in national responses to climate change, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new policy brief, launched on Friday at the Stockholm+50 environmental summit.
UNICEF highlights devastating mental health dangers for Ukraine’s children
May 07, 2022, at 07:07 pm
New York: Ten weeks into the war in Ukraine, UN humanitarians on Friday said that they were urgently ramping up efforts to provide vulnerable children with specialist and psychosocial support, amid “tremendous” mental health needs and ongoing dangers linked to the Russian invasion and sexual and gender-based violence.
Ukraine conflict affecting children’s mental health: UNICEF
Feb 04, 2022, at 07:19 pm
New York: The grinding conflict in eastern Ukraine is increasingly affecting the mental health of boys and girls, causing nightmares, social isolation and panic attacks, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported.
UNICEF report focuses on mental health of children around the globe and how to cope with the problem
Oct 07, 2021, at 04:37 pm
Bhopal/IBNS: Children around the globe are faced with myriad issues, compounded with challenges owing to the pandemic situation.
Jammu and Kashmir: Amid pandemic, a ray of hope for child mental health
Aug 31, 2021, at 10:27 pm
Srinagar: Cheerful voices of children echo in the newly furbished building at SMHS Hospital.
Jammu and Kashmir: Mental health awareness programme held at KU's North Campus
Apr 07, 2021, at 10:55 pm
Srinagar: A workshop-cum-awareness programme on mental health was today held at Kashmir University’s North Campus, Baramulla.
Mental health alert for 332 million children linked to COVID-19 lockdown policies: UNICEF
Mar 05, 2021, at 04:03 pm
New York: The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, says the mental health of millions of children worldwide has been put at risk, with at least one in seven forced to remain at home under nationwide public health orders – or recommendations – during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jammu and Kashmir: KU V-C inaugurates programme on mental health
Feb 26, 2021, at 10:16 pm
Srinagar: A four-day training programme on mental health started at the University of Kashmir on Wednesday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Workshop on mental health and substance abuse held in Tangmarg
Jan 05, 2021, at 11:05 pm
Srinagar: A day-long workshop on mental health and substance abuse was held at DhobiwanTangmarg as capacity building programme for MLHP doctors and medical officers working across Kashmir division.
Cactus Communications releases global survey report on World Mental Health Day 2020
Oct 17, 2020, at 03:45 am
London/IBNS: On the occasion of World Mental Health Day 2020, Cactus Communications, a technology company accelerating scientific advancement, released its much-anticipated global survey report on mental health, wellbeing, and fulfilment among researchers.
COVID-19 has disrupted critical mental health services in 93 pc countries: WHO
Oct 09, 2020, at 09:54 pm
New Delhi/UNI: COVID-19 has disrupted or halted critical mental health services in 93 per cent of countries worldwide while the demand for mental health is increasing, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
COVID-19 disrupting critical mental health services, WHO warns
Oct 06, 2020, at 03:19 pm
New York: The global pandemic has disrupted critical mental health services in 93 per cent of the countries it surveyed, underscoring the devastating impact of COVID-19 and highlighting an urgent need to scale up funding, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
Our ‘new normal’ requires human contact, UN chief tells youth webinar on mental health
Jul 16, 2020, at 11:53 pm
How to adapt and move forward in the new reality of a COVID-19 world was the focus of a UN webinar on Wednesday, which considered how young people can maintain good mental health and a sense of wellbeing.
Move away from outdated ‘mad or bad’ approach to mental illness, urges independent UN expert
Jul 07, 2020, at 06:03 pm
New York: States, civil society, psychiatric organizations and the World Health Organization (WHO) itself must change the way they address mental health challenges, a UN independent rights expert said, calling for a shift towards understanding the context behind mental distress.