"We women are used to so much harassment, from subtle disrespect to major fights, that we would rather settle in a less harassing environment even if it is not conducive to our development" said trainer Deepa Pawar, as the women agreed. On Saturday November 7, Anubhuti held an interactive and informative session on Women's Health. … Continue reading Mental Justice session with women in Kolegaon, Dombivali
World Mental Health Day celebrated
On the occasion of Mental Health Day which is observed on 10th October every year, an activity was carried out at Kolegaon centre. Starting a day before, the Kolegaon youth met at the centre on 9th October to discuss and articulate their thoughts on mental health. Through hand-made posters and charts, the youth highlighted the … Continue reading World Mental Health Day celebrated
Scholarship program for NT-DNT, SC and ST youth launched
On the occasion of NT-DNT freedom fighter Umaji Naik’s Birth Anniversary, Anubhuti launched a scholarship program for NT-DNT, SC, ST youth - with focus on girls. Taking this opportunity, the newly mobilized youth at our Kolegaon center were oriented about our commitment to the values and structure of the Indian Constitution with song presentation by … Continue reading Scholarship program for NT-DNT, SC and ST youth launched
#MentalJustice online talk series
Since the last few months, as our communities, youth, parents, teachers and every stakeholder is grappling with the unprecedented pandemic and lockdown, we started our #MentalJustice online series. We invited experts to address various social, political, administrative, economic factors of mental distress affecting grassroot groups, in the COVID crisis. Do take a look: https://www.facebook.com/195363630812329/videos/291573025259887 Adv. … Continue reading #MentalJustice online talk series
Seminars on ‘Youth Mental Justice’ in collaboration with St. Andrew’s College, Mumbai and SIA College, Dombivali
Anubhuti organised two seminars on the subject of 'Youth Mental Justice' - one a city-wide seminar in collaboration with St. Andrew's College in Bandra, Mumbai and another a National Conference with SIA College in Dombivali, Thane District. We thank the teachers, Principal and management of both colleges who supported this important subject. We regularly conduct … Continue reading Seminars on ‘Youth Mental Justice’ in collaboration with St. Andrew’s College, Mumbai and SIA College, Dombivali
Research Report on Youth Mental Justice
This is the report of an Action Research carried out in 2019 with 1000 college students in Thane District, Maharashtra, India, on 'Youth Mental Justice'. The report presents data on the mental health concerns of diverse grassroot youth and connects this to social hierarchies, introducing few aspects of "Mental Justice" - a concept coined and … Continue reading Research Report on Youth Mental Justice
Training with iCall Counsellors
Today, Deepa Pawar of Anubhuti facilitated a training with the counselling and research team of iCall - a mental health helpline - based out of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. This was a collaboration initiated by the Mariwala Health Initiative (MHI) - our community and school mental health projects funder - and The Blue … Continue reading Training with iCall Counsellors