CMHLP Blogs

At the Centre for Mental Health Law & Policy (CMHLP), our blog features evidence-based insights, policy analysis, research interpretations, and practical perspectives on mental health issues in India and beyond. Here you’ll find commentary on suicide prevention, legal frameworks, community mental health models, training tools, data takeaways, and voices shaping mental health discourse today.

The complexities at the intersection of climate change and mental health

March 03, 2026

Climate Change and Mental Health

The complexities at the intersection of climate change and mental health

Summary: This blog unpacks the mental health consequences of climate change from a social justice lens. We will provide the..

Murchana Hazarika, Shubhda Sharma

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

December 17, 2025

Suicide Prevention

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

This was first published as an opinion piece in Outlook Trigger Warning: This story contains mentions of suicide. Reader discretion..

Soumitra Pathare, Lakshmi Vijaykumar, Shubhda Sharma

Takeaways from the NCRB data on suicide for 2023: What has changed?

December 01, 2025

Suicide Prevention

Takeaways from the NCRB data on suicide for 2023: What has changed?

Summary: The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) recently released the data on Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India (ADSI) for..

Shreyus Sukhija and Sayali Mahashur

March 15, 2026

What the National Crime Records Bureau data reveals about women’s suicides

Afreen Zehra, Shubhda Sharma

February 06, 2026

Youth Mental Health

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

January 22, 2026

Uncategorized

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

Prajakta Dhapte

January 02, 2026

Youth Mental Health

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

Prajakta Dhapte

December 17, 2025

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

Soumitra Pathare, Lakshmi Vijaykumar, Shubhda Sharma

December 16, 2025

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

Ramya Pillutla, Shubhda Sharma, Soumitra Pathare, Avinash Kumar

December 02, 2025

Grassroots community mental health

Bridging the Mental Health Care Gap by Community-Led Care

Mehak Malhotra and Jasmine Kalha

December 02, 2025

Uncategorized

Addressing the Suicide Crisis with Youth-Led Solutions

Prajakta Dhapte

December 01, 2025

Takeaways from the NCRB data on suicide for 2023: What has changed?

Shreyus Sukhija and Sayali Mahashur

November 11, 2025

Tracking the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 – 7 years on

Murchana Hazarika, Shreyus Sukhija

October 10, 2025

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

Sayali Mahashur, Tanya Nicole Fernandes

October 10, 2025

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

Shubhda Sharma

October 09, 2025

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

Sayali Mahashur, Tanya Nicole Fernandes

September 23, 2025

Youth Mental Health

A Landmark Ruling for Student Mental Health in India

September 06, 2025

Youth Mental Health

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

Prajakta Dhapte

August 12, 2025

Project SIREN award 2025: calling for responsible reporting on suicides

Afreen Zehra

July 18, 2025

Unpacking India’s District Mental Health Programme

Murchana Hazarika

July 04, 2025

CMHLP learn

Building Mental Health Capacity in India

Vinitha Prabhu and Amiti Varma

July 02, 2025

Uncategorized

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

June 24, 2025

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

Shubhda Sharma and Mehak Malhotra

June 13, 2025

Youth Mental Health

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

Prajakta Dhapte

Our blog content is developed by the India Mental Health Observatory (IMHO) and CMHLP research teams, grounded in official data, legal frameworks, and lived experience insights.