Latest Mental Health Awareness News & Updates

Bengaluru, April 1 (IANS) The Karnataka government on Wednesday announced a draft policy aimed at promoting responsible digital use among students, addressing growing concerns over excessive screen time and its impact on mental health.”The ‘Responsible Digital Use Among Students’ policy has been prepared by the Department of Health and Family Welfare in collaboration with the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) (in Bengaluru) and other stakeholder departments. It seek…

Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) Actor Aly Goni has slammed the trolls making fun of YouTuber and ‘Bigg Boss 17’ contestant, Anurag Dobhal after he attempted suicide under severe psychological distress. Aly Goni recently took to the Stories section of his Instagram, and shared a video of himself talking about the YouTuber, and pulling up people, who are making fun of his mental health.He said in the video, “here is a YouTuber named Anuraag, whose YouTube handle is called UK07. That guy uploaded a vi…

Guwahati, Jan 16 (IANS) Assam’s youth could be a driver of industrialisation to generate employment opportunities and entrepreneurship if supported by sustained policy focus, industry participation and skill development, experts said on Friday.The experts said this during a webinar titled ‘Assam’s Youth and Viksit Bharat 2047: Pathways to Industrialisation, Employment and Entrepreneurship’, organised in collaboration with the National Service Scheme (NSS) Cell of Gauhati University.With over one…