CMHLP Blogs

Outlive’s YASP Fellowship – Report: Cohort 2 (2024–25)

Is Attempted Suicide Punishable in India? Understanding the Law & Legal Reform

Prajakta Dhapte

From Ideas to Impact: Tools for Young People to Engage with Policymakers

Prajakta Dhapte

There is a suicide crisis amongst India's youth and elderly

Soumitra Pathare, Lakshmi Vijaykumar, Shubhda Sharma

Why More Children in India are Dying by Suicide: A Deeper Look

Ramya Pillutla, Shubhda Sharma, Soumitra Pathare, Avinash Kumar

Bridging the Mental Health Care Gap by Community-Led Care

Mehak Malhotra and Jasmine Kalha

Addressing the Suicide Crisis with Youth-Led Solutions

Prajakta Dhapte

Tracking the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 – 7 years on

Murchana Hazarika, Shreyus Sukhija

The state of public health insurance for mental health – examining PMJAY claims across India

Sayali Mahashur, Tanya Nicole Fernandes

Tackling India’s mental health crisis in the wake of climate disasters  

Shubhda Sharma

Beyond the law: Why mental health insurance in India falls short

Sayali Mahashur, Tanya Nicole Fernandes

A Landmark Ruling for Student Mental Health in India 

The Power of Peer Support: How Talking to Someone Who Understands Can Make a Difference in Reducing Distress and Preventing Youth Suicides

Prajakta Dhapte

Project SIREN award 2025: calling for responsible reporting on suicides   

Afreen Zehra

Unpacking India’s District Mental Health Programme  

Murchana Hazarika

Building Mental Health Capacity in India

Vinitha Prabhu and Amiti Varma

Living with the grief of losing a loved one, and a simple support model in rural India that is addressing suicide

Sapna Negi, Sonali Kumar and Prajakta Dhapte

Voices from South Asia: The impact of climate change on youth mental health

Shubhda Sharma and Mehak Malhotra

Know Your Mental Health Rights in India: Understanding the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017

Prajakta Dhapte

Mental health funding in India: when economic surveys and budget realities diverge

Sayali Mahashur and Ramya Pillutla