Care First: Emotional crisis is a universal experience

World Social Work Day 2017  (WSWD) is being celebrated all over the world on the 21st of March. This year the theme is ‘Promoting Community and Environmental Sustainability’.    This year on this occasion social work organizations throughout the world are commemorating Social Work Month (March) with a “Social Workers Stand Up!” campaign . This campaign is to educate the public about the contributions of #socialworkers and give social workers and their allies tools they can use to elevate the profession. Social workers stand up for millions of people every day. However we lack identity and recognition. Many people still misunderstand who social workers are and the invaluable contributions they bring to society. In this regard on behalf of NAPSWI we appeal all the social workers and NAPSWI members across the country to celebrate this day, week and the year 2017-18 by organizing various programmes at their institutes, organization and groups. Wi...

6 Most Read IOGT Global Voices Blogs In 2016 The Global Voices Blog Portal on www.iogt.org has generated 65 blog posts in 2016. The blog portal has grown in readership and unique visitors numbers as the authors continue to cover a diverse range of topics and geographic regions. This is the list of the 6 most read blog posts: “The Curious Case Of All The Guidelines,” by Maik Dünnbier Read Maik’s blog here. “If You Could Save The Planet, Would You?” by Kristina Sperkova Read Kristina’s blog here. “Chang Beer Targeting Kids,” by Teera Watcharapranee Read Teera’s blog here. “New Alliance To Prevent NCDs In India,” by Suneel Vatsyayan Read Suneel’s blog here. “Unholy Alliance – How African-American Stars And Big Alcohol Exploit Black People,” by Brenda Mkwesha Read Brenda’s blog here. “Is Alcohol A Source Of Pleasure,” by Viktor Watz Read Viktor’s blog here.

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Doctor, have you tried marijuana?" "No" "Then how do you know it is bad?" Brahmdeep Sindhu, senior psychiatrist at the Civil Hospital in Gurgaon, was stumped when a 14-year-old from a prominent school threw this question at him. "The child then went to great lengths, quoting blogs he had read on the internet, to convince me why he, many of his classmates and some of his juniors, children as young as 12, thought it was harmless, even beneficial, to smoke up." Every month, 15 to 20 new cases of schoolchildren, boys and girls, are brought by their parents to Sindhu for counselling. They are all hooked to cannabis: often marijuana  (the leaf of the plant) and sometimes hashish (extracted from the plant's resin). Far away from Gurgaon, in the fields past Navi Mumbai, children, in school uniform, can occasionally be seen purchasing weed that is grown here, hidden from the authorities by the other crop growing around it. With prices as low as Rs 50 to R...

After nine years of being a heavy Facebook user, Kishore Dhiman suddenly deactivated his account. The 32-year-old Delhi resident says that the long hours spent on the social networking site were beginning to take a toll on his mental health. The absence of human touch on Facebook was slowly gnawing at his state of mind. Though he had many "friends" on the medium and got plenty of "likes" and comments on his posts and pictures, he did not feel any real connection with these people. He was miserable. At 15, Samrat Kohli would spend nearly his entire day on social networking sites, to the extent that he had started retreating from real-life friendships. He had also become unusually violent. The psychologist who counselled him says the boy was exhibiting symptoms of social media related depression. Though social media platforms, like Facebook, have made the world more connected, they have also led to some worrying trends. Loneliness and depression are among thos...

Doordarshan in their flagship program ‘Aaj Savere’ for one hour, at 7.30 a.m. on Wednesday 13 th  January, 2016  would be focusing on issues relating to mental health and Public Education in conversation with Dr. Avdesh Sharma, Consultant Psychiatrist the guest of honour  on the show with Ms. Jasleen Vohra noted media personality.  This is telecast on all the channels of Doordarshan in India (having largest television audience) & DD International to many countries of the globe. The program will discuss the global scenario and India centric issues around mental health and its impact on health, relationships, society and the economy.  The program will also highlight initiatives and innovations in ’Public Education & Awareness building initiatives’ (led by International Lead, Dr. Avdesh Sharma, New Delhi) that are being planned by the World Psychiatric Association.   The discussion would also cover the role of various stakeholders in Mental H...

Suneel Vatsyayan,  chairman of  Nada India Foundation , which works for betterment of the alcohol and drug addicted, told IANS: "A ban on alcohol needs public participation and campaigning. It must not just be a one man's decision or a political agenda."... Bihar  on Thursday joined the states that have banned liquor, with newly elected  Chief Minister  Nitish Kumar prohibiting sale and consumption of alcohol from April 1, 2016. But experts feel the decision should be "participatory" and not a "political agenda". Gujarat, Nagaland, Manipur (in some parts), and Union Territory of Lakshadweep have banned liquor while Kerala has since August 2014 been implementing the ban in a phased manner. In Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who had promised to ban liquor before state assembly elections, made the announcement at an official function to mark Prohibition Day in the state capital. He said the poorest of the poor had been consuming liquor, badly...