The Department of Mental Health Education, NIMHANS is happy to announce a first of its kind unique course on media and mental health specially designed for the media professionals and media students. This interactive 3-month online course starts from August 2021 to October 2021 and includes 5 modules with Pre & Posttest after each module. The interactive sessions are planned on Saturdays from 1 pm to 4.30pm. We have an excellent team of experts both nationally and internationally for this course. It has limited seats of 20 participants per batch. Last date for registration was 28th July 2 ..read more

Session 1: Changing Families in Indian Society The NIMHANS Heritage Museum in collaboration with the Department of Psychiatry and the Department of Mental Health Education organized a Webinar Series on Families in India for Public. It was an informative session on “Changing Families in Indian Society” which discussed the importance of families from a developmental perspective, their transition in recent times, strengths and weaknesses of Indian families. The session will have Dr Mathew Varghese, Senior Professor, Department of Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Dr Anisha Shah, Professor, Department of Clin ..read more

Session 2: Families in Crisis The NIMHANS Heritage Museum in collaboration with the Department of Psychiatry and the Department of Mental Health Education cordially invites you to a webinar series on Families in India. We bring you the second session of the series on “Families in Crisis” which would discuss the importance of challenges faced by families with individuals suffering from chronic mental and physical illnesses like psychoses, dementia, substance use, developmental disorders, COVID etc ..read more

Session 3: “Families with kids and elders” The NIMHANS Heritage Museum in collaboration with the Department of Psychiatry and the Department of Mental Health Education cordially invites you to a webinar series on Families in India. We bring you the third and final session of the series on “Families with kids and elders” which would discuss the importance of challenges faced by families with specific population like children and elderly ..read more

Topic: “Role of Mental Health Care Act in addressing mental health needs in an unequal world” As discussions are progressing on the WHO given theme for World Mental Health Day, “Mental Health Care for all: Let’s make it a reality”, The Department of Mental Health Education in collaboration with the Community Psychiatry Unit and Tele medicine centre, Department of Psychiatry, NIMHANS conducted a webinar on the topic “Unequal Access to Mental health services in conflict affected communities and ways to address it” facilitated by Dr. Rajaram Subbian, Executive Director, Basic Needs India. The ses ..read more

Topic: “Unequal Access to Mental health services in conflict affected communities and ways to address it” As discussions are progressing on the WHO given theme for World Mental Health Day, “Mental Health Care for all: Let’s make it a reality”, The Department of Mental Health Education in collaboration with the Community Psychiatry Unit and Tele medicine centre, Department of Psychiatry, NIMHANS cordially invites you to a webinar on the topic “Unequal Access to Mental health services in conflict affected communities and ways to address it” by Dr. Rajaram Subbian, Executive Director, Basic Needs ..read more

“World Brain Day” is observed on 22nd July every year and with this year’s theme being “Stop Multiple Sclerosis”, the Department of Neurology, NIMHANS is organizing a panel discussion on “Multiple Sclerosis” with the aim to raise awareness and work together to stop Multiple Sclerosis by early diagnosis, better management and improving quality of life ..read more

On the occasion of World Mental Health Day, 2021. The Department of Mental Health Education, NIMHANS Invites you to participate in an E-poster competition on the theme- Mental Health care for all: let’s make it a reality. According to National Mental Health Survey, the treatment gap of mental disorder in India is as high as 83%. The inequality and inaccessibility in the field of Mental health is often less talked about however very important. We live in a society where privileged have more privileges and marginalised have none. With this years theme we focus on bringing about equality and par ..read more

Every year on September 10th, World Suicide Prevention Day is observed. Suicide is a cry for help which comes out too late.This World Suicide Prevention Day let us remember to extend our hand for help before it’s late. Show us your solidarity by sending in your creative posters on the theme “Suicide Prevention: Create Hope Through Action”. We want to give people the confidence to take action by encouraging, understanding, reaching out, sharing, and listening to experiences via ART. We invite everyone to participate in a poster design contest ..read more

For the event of World Suicide Prevention Day 2018, the fellows of the  Department, under the guidance of Dr. K. S. Meena (Associate Professor,  Department of Mental Health Education, NIMHANS), initiated a campaign on  Suicide Prevention, titled ‘Be a Buddy for Suicide Prevention’, in which they communicated in different ways how to be more aware of warning signs of suicidal ideation and behaviours, along with learnings about how to provide support and aid to such individuals. This endeavour is in line with this year’s  theme of ‘Working together to prevent suicide’, announ ..read more