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.

20 Years of the UNCRPD: What it Changed for Disability and Mental Health 

August 25, 2026

CMHLP learn

20 Years of the UNCRPD: What it Changed for Disability and Mental Health 

Nimisha Ajaikumar and Tanvi Shenoy

Short Courses on Mental Health: Opportunities for Indian & International Learners  

August 19, 2026

CMHLP learn

Short Courses on Mental Health: Opportunities for Indian & International Learners  

Nimisha Ajaikumar and Tanvi Shenoy

5 Mental Health Rights Every Young Person in India Should Know

August 14, 2026

Youth Mental Health

5 Mental Health Rights Every Young Person in India Should Know

Tanvi Shenoy

Anxiety Disorders in India Have More Than Doubled Since 1990: Here's What the Latest Global Data Reveals

Anxiety Disorders in India Have More Than Doubled Since 1990: Here's What the Latest Global Data Reveals

Tanvi Shenoy

Introducing the MHCA 2017 App: Your Pocket Guide to Mental Health Rights

Introducing the MHCA 2017 App: Your Pocket Guide to Mental Health Rights

Murchana Hazarika and Tanvi Shenoy

India Makes Mental Health a BRICS Priority in 2026

India Makes Mental Health a BRICS Priority in 2026

Tanvi Shenoy

The 2026 Transgender Amendment Act: Why Gender Recognition is Also a Mental Health Issue

June 24, 2026

Law & Policy Reform

The 2026 Transgender Amendment Act: Why Gender Recognition is Also a Mental Health Issue

Tanvi Shenoy

NEET 2026 & The Uncertain Future: What a Paper Leak Does to a Student's Mind

June 19, 2026

Youth Mental Health

NEET 2026 & The Uncertain Future: What a Paper Leak Does to a Student's Mind

Anandi Gokhale

Key Takeaways from WHO’s Guide on Psychological Self-Help Interventions

Key Takeaways from WHO’s Guide on Psychological Self-Help Interventions

Tanvi Shenoy

The Mental Health Cost of India’s Heatwaves  

June 06, 2026

Uncategorized

The Mental Health Cost of India’s Heatwaves  

Tanvi Shenoy

Suicide Prevention: Addressing Global Trends 

May 27, 2026

Suicide Prevention

Suicide Prevention: Addressing Global Trends 

Tanvi Shenoy

More Good Days, Together: Why Community Mental Health Matters

More Good Days, Together: Why Community Mental Health Matters

Tanvi Shenoy

India talks mental health, but its budget still tells a different story

May 13, 2026

India talks mental health, but its budget still tells a different story

Sayali Mahashur and Shubhda Sharma

Keshav Desiraju: The Man Who Gave Mental Health a Fighting Chance in India

April 29, 2026

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Keshav Desiraju: The Man Who Gave Mental Health a Fighting Chance in India

Anandi Gokhale

Making mental health policy accessible: the MiNDbank way

April 03, 2026

Making mental health policy accessible: the MiNDbank way

Murchana Hazarika

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

March 15, 2026

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

Afreen Zehra, Shubhda Sharma

The complexities at the intersection of climate change and mental health

March 03, 2026

The complexities at the intersection of climate change and mental health

Murchana Hazarika, Shubhda Sharma

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

February 06, 2026

Youth Mental Health

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

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

January 22, 2026

Uncategorized

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

January 02, 2026

Youth Mental Health

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

December 17, 2025

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

Soumitra Pathare, Lakshmi Vijaykumar, Shubhda Sharma

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.