Researcher in Women'sStudies,Feminist Professional in women&child rights issues,AdolescentHealth@Ekjut
ResearchGrantee Fellow@IndianAssociationforWomen'sStudies
I am deeply grateful to my co-authors from our partnering Adivasi Ho community and our MADAD study partners for their trust and partnership in this work. This publication honours the lived knowledge and the cultural idioms of distress amg young people in WestSinghbhum district
Nothing about us,without us”is often said in global mental health.few times it is practiced.
Our formative qualitative work from the MADAD study,co-led by @Subha0419,is now published in PLOS Mental Health. Please find the link-
https://t.co/xSqoEFtN0H
MADAD, the community's youth peer facilitators have been co-creating spaces of empathy, trust, and emotional support with young people especially in tribal and rural communities.💛
🎥 Watch the visual journey here: https://t.co/ulTdRVEpBp
#MADAD#CaringCircle#YouthMentalHealth
#MentalHealth is shaped by more than just the mind. Social factors like poverty & housing also affect mental health.
WHO mental health guidance provides all countries with practical tools to strengthen policies & services, ensures people with lived experience have a voice & promotes rights-based care https://t.co/QYwvYAnhTC
Every feeling has a story.Every story deserves to be heard.
“Caring Circles” a short movie brings together young voices&their communities from rural Jharkhand - to talk,to listen,to heal.
Film coming soon.
#WorldMentalHealthDay#CaringCircles#MADAD#YouthMentalHealth#SetuWorks
Journey of Recovery and Hope.. from village clinic to community support group meeting. Mahesh(name changed& with consent) who lost interest in sketching now drawing beautiful sketches of the meetings (सुखु-दुःखु बैठकी) #WorldSchizophreniaDay
At Nagpur, in Mental Health Consultation and Partners Meeting,our colleague @Subha0419 presented the excellent work done by the Youth Mental Health (PAMPAL) team in the West Singbhum district using participatory approaches to engage with young people on mental health1/2
Youth Mental Health Facilitators from #PAMPAL (means🦋in#HOlanguage) prog organised Girls Football Tournament promoting health&https://t.co/r0QYc1oauh’s part of ongoing community participatory engagement for mental health&addressing #CommonMentalDisorders#Sportsformentalhealth
This is the beginning of the PAMPAL(Butterfly in Adivasi Ho language) initiative. Adolescents
decided to sit every month preferably on sundays while their caregivers and community agreed to support. #ParticipatoryLearningAction#WorldMentalHealthDay2024
In this World Mental Health day young people from remote villages of the West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand,understand the need to discuss their emotions and for the promotion of Mental Health among young people in the community #Nothingaboutuswithoutus#communitymentalhealth
The #ReclaimTheNight movement, which started in Kolkata has snowballed rapidly all across the world, with women, trans and queer folx coming together in solidarity.
https://t.co/clL8Tpdagz
"Just living is not enough said the butterfly. One must have sunshine,freedom&a little flower"-Hans Andreson
'PAMPAL'-Promoting Adolescent Mental Health through Participatory Learning&Action groups
Excited to be part of this new initiative led by Youth facilitators
#YoungPeople
Our new initiative Youth Mental Health Program“PAMPAL”(Butterfly🦋in #HO language)has kick started with team building & intro to Participatory Learning&Action approach for young people’s well-being,lead by Youths from partnering Adivasi Communities
Supported by Indira Foundation.
Our new initiative Youth Mental Health Program“PAMPAL”(Butterfly🦋in #HO language)has kick started with team building & intro to Participatory Learning&Action approach for young people’s well-being,lead by Youths from partnering Adivasi Communities
Supported by Indira Foundation.