Published in: Times of India

The anxiety, coupled with isolation and uncertainty, during the pandemic has led to a troubling time for teens. With adults grappling with their own issues, some youths are helping their peers to get the right help. 

Published in: NDTV

Eighty per cent of persons with disabilities (PwD) globally are from developing countries and most of them are less educated, underemployed or unemployed and poor, according to a study undertaken by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras researchers. They studied the impact of different types of disabilities on employer hiring decisions. The disparity in employment rates between persons with disabilities and the rest of the workforce has been highlighted as a cause for concern in several studies but factors contributing to the differences has received less attention, they said.

Published in: Indian Express

“Stress is a response to a threat in any given situation. In other words, it triggers your body’s ‘fight-or-flight response. This stress response helps protect the body in an emergency by preparing you to react quickly to the situation. However, when this stress response fires continuously and stress levels remain elevated over a long period of time, then this chronic stress can put your physical and mental well-being at risk,” said Ritika Aggarwal Mehta, consultant psychologist, Jaslok Hospital and Research Center.

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“Doctor my son is spending too much time online. He is constantly on Instagram and facetime. What should I do?” Such questions have become a norm for most mental health practitioners who work with children and young adults. Most teenagers use social media accounts like Facebook and Instagram these days. It keeps a person connected to friends across the globe and gives them a window into the lives of people they are connected with.