There was a spurt in suicides by farmers in Telangana last week. Worldwide 800,000 people commit suicide every year. Of these 1,35,000 [17%] are Indians! ] By: T.K Thomas, Oct 24, 2017 Recently, an addiction prevention expert and activist and chairman of NADA India Foundation Suneel Vatsyayan who works on mental health issues was interacting with a large number of marginalized children in the Mangolpuri area of the National Capital organized by Dr. A.V.Baliga Trust. As part of the session he showed them a recent television interview with popular Hindi film actress Deepika Padukune . The focus of the programme was on the screen diva’s experience and views on depression. The children reacted differently and one of their unanimous reactions was their consternation at a celebrity like Deepika suffering from depression. It was beyond their comprehension as to how such a leading actor and daughter o...
Young India Network is a youth (14-30 years) driven network for the prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and its risk factors, formed with a vision of having a meaningful involvement of youth and People Living With NCDs in the advocacy of health agenda in India with a primary focus on alcohol and drug use as major risk factors for both communicable and NCDs. It aims to contribute in achieving the Goal 3 of Sustainable Development Goals,ensuring healthy lives .