Tag: mental health
Identity, Oppression, and the Culture of “The Mentally Ill”
This article was first published on Mad in America on August 4, 2020, here.
A friend once described...
Kindness in Context: Virtuous or Vacuous?
This article is written by Samantha Hartley and it originally appeared on her blog here.
I was...
Art in a Pandemic: Journeying Towards Self Acceptance Through Art
Editors' note: Painting, for many of us, offers both a mode of expression beyond words, as well as a practice and process...
Remembering the Erwadi Holocaust: A Webinar
Trigger Warning: Brief description of graphic violence
The 2001 Erwadi fire incident was commemorated this Thursday, the 6th...
No Mental Health Without Human Rights
Since the last few months, the world has been witnessing increasingly challenging times on various fronts, triggered in part by the...
Country Report – Malaysia
In December 2019, I attended a wonderful conference organised by Mental Illness Awareness and Support Association, MIASA. It is a Mental...
Talking Back to Conversion Culture in Indian Psy-Circles
Author’s note: This article is a tribute to the spirit of resistance that Pride Month is supposed to embody. Like the brick...
Alagille Syndrome, Medical Trauma and Mental Health: In Conversation with Shambhavi...
Having grown up in India with a rare disease known as Alagille Syndrome, Shambhavi’s commitment to fighting for the rights of persons living...
Young People’s Mental Health, Lived Experience and Alternate Knowledge
Adishi Gupta of Mad in Asia Pacific in conversation with the 'Jugaad' book team
At the Weaving Our...
The Gift of Unknowing: Why Heterogeneous Narratives are Important
Author’s Note: I draw from an idea put forth by Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who speaks of the dangers of a single story....