Issues & Resources
World Mental Health Day 2020
World Mental Health Day, a programme of the World Federation for Mental Health, was observed for the first time on 10 October 1992. The current worldwide pandemic arose against an already dire mental health landscape that saw mental health conditions on the rise...
Psychological Impact & Psychosocial Consequences of the COVID 19 Pandemic
The World Dignity Project’s research on the Psychological impact and psychosocial consequences of the COVID 19 pandemic – conducted in conjunction with The Global Mental Health Peer Network - was published in a Special Issue of the Indian Journal of Psychiatry in...
“Suicide Prevention” to be focus of World Mental Health Day 2019
Dear Friends, This year, the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) has decided to make “suicide prevention” the main theme of World Mental Health Day. While suicidal behavior has existed throughout human history, it has increased gradually in all parts of the...
Why Universal Health and Mental Health Coverage for All?
The United Nations has reaffirmed the right of every human being to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health without distinction as to race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition, and to the full range of...