Categorised by "capacity-building"
In 'Voices'
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Queer Affirmative Counselling Practice (QACP) Residential Program - Kerala State, Oct-Nov 2023
Mariwala Health Initiative (MHI) started the Queer-Affirmative Counselling Practice Course in Jan...Read More
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Queer Affirmative Counselling Practice (QACP) In-Person Course Bangalore, May 2023
Mariwala Health Initiative (MHI) started the Queer-Affirmative Counselling Practice (QACP) Course...Read More
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QACP in-person courses are back in 2023!
Mariwala Health Initiative (MHI) started QACP in January 2019 with 22 participants and within a y...Read More
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6-Day Course on Queer Affirmative Counselling Practice
QACP has received an overwhelming response in the last two years and 350+ MHPs have been trained ...Read More
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Creating a Culture of Embodied Activism for Mental Health Professionals
Exploring how we can unlock the wisdom of our bodies to guide and sustain us in bringing advocacy...Read More
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MHI QUARTERLY UPDATE | APRIL- JUNE, 2021
We're a grant-making and advocacy agency for innovative mental health initiatives, with a particu...Read More
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6-Day Course on Queer Affirmative Counselling Practice
QACP has received an overwhelming response in the last two years and 200+ MHPs have been trained ...Read More
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Creating innovative programs to strengthen the MH ecosystem
Through the year, we launched initiatives targeting specific groups such as youth, entrepreneurs,...Read More
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Guiding and growing MHI’s path to the future
In February 2020, we got together with all our team members and advisory board members to discuss...Read More
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MHI QUARTERLY UPDATE | OCT- DEC, 2020
We're a funding agency for innovative mental health initiatives, with a particular focus on makin...Read More
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6- day Certificate Course on Queer Affirmative Counselling Practice (QACP) Online
QACP has received an overwhelming response in the last two years and 150 MHPs have been trained a...Read More
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‘I Get You’
Strengthening Peer Counseling within the Queer CommunityRead More
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Clinical Legacies and Counter-Narratives
The fields of knowledge associated with mental health have come under scrutiny for human rights ...Read More
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Resilient Practices for Mental Health in Rural and Urban Uttarakhand
Building on community resources in crisis and disaster This article outlines key practices for s...Read More
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Creating Safe Spaces within Legal Settings
A model for individual, couple and familial counseling for matrimonial litigationRead More
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Teachers as Agents of Change
Tealeaf: Mansik Swastha teachers renegotiate traditional roles and relationships as they become d...Read More
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Communities of Practice and Women’s Mental Health
Looking beyond geographically defined community as supportsRead More
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Responding to COVID as a Mental Health Funding Organization
Coronavirus is not just a public health issue but also an issue of livelihoods, food, security, ...Read More
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MHI QUARTERLY UPDATE | JULY - SEPT, 2020
We're a funding agency for innovative mental health initiatives, with a particular focus on makin...Read More
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Challenging existing pathological representations of LGBTQIA+ lives & countering historical violence & discrimination, in mental health practice
The edifice of mental health and psychiatry in India has been responsible for pathologizing non-n...Read More
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We fund initiatives that are user-centered, and employ a human rights-based approach
At the onset we knew that MHI would employ an intersectional and intersectoral approach to funding.Read More
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Collaborating with others to bridge the mental health care gap
If we want to influence social change, we must work in tandem with others. At MHI, we support and...Read More
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How our approach has shaped the initiatives that we’ve invested in this year (2019-2020)
At MHI we believe in a psychosocial approach to mental health – that there are critical social de...Read More
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Working with the Government to bolster mental health care services
MHI signs an MoU for a Technical Support Unit that will support the Government of Bihar in streng...Read More
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MHI QUARTERLY UPDATE | OCT - DEC, 2019
We're a funding agency for innovative mental health initiatives, with a particular focus on makin...Read More
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Queer Affirmative Counselling Practice, Bombay
6 Day Course on Queer Affirmative Counselling Practice (QACP)Read More
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The Atmiyata Story
Centering community as a resourceRead More
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The Need for a Rights-Based Lens in Education
An enquiry into challenging existing pathological representations of LGBTQIA+ lives, and systemic...Read More
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Safeguarding Client and Counselor
Ethical dilemmas in psychotherapy in India. Exploring the foundations for ethical practice.Read More
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Interrogating the Cut + Paste of ‘Recovery’
This article challenges received wisdom on existing concepts of ‘recovery’ from mental suffering ...Read More
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Pathways to Mental Health
Challenging the existing discourse around the ‘treatment gap’ that invisibilises the psycho-socia...Read More
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ReFrame: Editor's Note
An Editor's Note on ReFrame, a journal by the Mariwala Health Initiative that challenges existing...Read More
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Does every Citizen have the Right to Vote?
On voting as an issue of development, social justice, and human rights—an instrument by which we ...Read More
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Queering Mental Health Practice
QACP interrogates and counters dominant approaches to sexuality in the mental health sector. It i...Read More
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Fostering Resilience in the Wake of Disasters
Despite evidence of the impact that disasters have on mental health, disaster response approaches...Read More
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Peer Support Practice
Peer support is based on support due to similar lived experiences. MHI recently launched a module...Read More
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Mental Health Care Reaches Remote Villages in Yamuna Valley
MHI partner Burans recently celebrated the launch of yet another community mental health program ...Read More
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MHI's Quarterly Newsletter
Read about our latest partners, innovative projects we've been funding and upcoming events throug...Read More
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Professional Solidarity : What Queer Affirmative Counselling Practice Means To Me As A Mental Health Practitioner
I’m a 25-year-old therapist with a background in Clinical Psychology. I have had roughly about 3 ...Read More
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Arts Based Therapy Course By Bapu Trust: Healing Through Art Forms
“Art is the meeting ground of the world inside and the world outside.” Elinor UlmanRead More
In 'Insights'
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Holding Space: Understanding Invisible Disabilities and Intersectionality - Part 2
The experiences of persons with disabilities are not homogenous. Depending on the disability itself, whether the disability is visible or invisible...
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Holding Space - Deconstructing Disability Experiences and Navigating Ableism in Therapeutic Conversations - Part 1
'Holding Space - Deconstructing disability experiences and navigating ableism in therapeutic conversations - Part 1' is the first in a series of se...
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Reframe 5: Sneak Peek
A sneak peek into MHI's 5th Edition of ReFrame: 'Mental Health and Climate Justice'
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DIYouth Advocacy : A complete guide to mental health advocacy for young people
DIYouth Advocacy is a free resource to empower young people to advocate for your mental health rights. It has been created by a group of young peop...
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Reframe V: Call for Articles
Call for articles for the fifth edition of ReFrame in 2022. The theme is 'Mental Health and Climate Justice.'
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Mental Wellbeing at the Workplace
A toolkit to promote mental health and wellbeing at the workplace.
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Reframe IV: Unpacking Structural Determinants
MHI's 4th Edition of ReFrame: 'Unpacking Structural Determinants'
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Suicide Prevention: Changing the Narrative
Centred around building a comprehensive approach to tackling suicide in India, the report covers key approaches to suicide prevention, evidence-bas...
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Building Allyship: The Mental Health Community and LGBTQI+ Rights
This is a report that showcases the queer affirmative mental health work undertaken during a High Court Judgment. The report is a guiding tool for ...
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Reframe II: Bridging the Care Gap
MHI's second edition of Reframe: Bridging the Care Gap
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ReFrame III: Mental Health beyond Clinical Contexts
MHI's 3rd Edition of ReFrame: 'Mental Health beyond Clinical Contexts'
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Mental Health & Well-Being in the Non-Profit Workplace
A toolkit to promote organisational well-being and mental health within the non-profit sector.
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Mental Health During COVID-19: A Resource
A resource guide that discusses the impact of COVID-19 on mental health, lists methods of identifying and dealing with stress and anxiety, and conc...
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Psychosocial Well-Being of Displaced Migrant Workers living in Temporary Shelters: A Handbook
This handbook is intended to guide volunteers to better understand and service migrant labourers displaced on account of the nation-wide lockdown a...
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Mental Health Matters
Mental Health Starter Kit.
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Entrepreneurial Well-Being: Wearing Many Hats
A study on the mental health and mental well-being of entrepreneurs
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Thinking Healthy: A manual for psychosocial management of perinatal depression
Women across the globe deserve to enjoy equal health. When they become mothers their health needs should be addressed in all aspects. The Millenniu...
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Psychological First Aid : Guide for Field Workers
This guide covers psychological first aid which involves humane, supportive and practical help to fellow human beings suffering serious crisis events.