Lonepack's October Newsletter
As we gear up for LonePack x BITS MUN Goa, “Mind It!” - India’s first mental health Innovation challenge to commemorate World Mental Health Day (Oct 10th), we are happy to announce that we have received a fantastic response in the registrations. Over the last few weeks, we have been curating a set of masterclasses from various experts in the field of mental health, entrepreneurship, and social impact. After a brilliant first session by Dr. Dale Sebastian, a psychiatrist out of New Haven, Connecticut, the second Masterclass delved into the realm of social entrepreneurship and social impact and was spearheaded by Mr. Nixon Joseph, Retd. Chief Operating Officer at SBI Foundation. The third segment of the Masterclass series was hosted by Dr. Tatiana Salisbury, a public mental health scientist at King's College, London, followed by the fourth Masterclass of Mind It that featured Raj Mariwala, the Director of @mariwalahealth.We're also super glad to have @headstartindia as one of our partners for this event. The participants with the best pitches will have the chance to get their solutions up and running via incubation opportunities from @headstartindia .
From our Blog
[Tigger Warning: Mentions of suicide, self-harm, and depression]
“ It takes an extraordinary amount of determination to make the decision to end your life, and an exponentiated amount more to continue to live after a failed attempt.”
In our blog piece “The Survivor's Guide to Life”, marking World Suicide Prevention Day this year, read about a personal experience of an attempt to self-harm, its effects, and the journey of growth past it.
"It was unimaginably difficult for me to utter the words, “Yes, I was wrong”. It was then I realized that I had let my shortsightedness drive my actions without even knowing it."
The feeling of shame looms over us more often than we acknowledge. In our latest, blog article, Gaayathree.G pens her experience of trailing the clouds of shame, and offers her two cents on how she prevailed.
Mental Health Reals Contest
#MentalHealthReelsContest brought out some absolutely amazing reels as submissions, and over the course of the past few weeks, we've been posting some of the best including the winning entries on our Instagram Page.
From the Internet
WHO report highlights global shortfall in investment in mental health
“The new data from the Mental Health Atlas shows us that we still have a very long way to go in making sure that everyone, everywhere, has access to quality mental health care,” said Dévora Kestel, Director of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Use at WHO.
The World Health Organization’s new Mental Health Atlas paints a disappointing picture of a worldwide failure to provide people with the mental health services they need, at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting a growing need for mental health support.
Mental wellbeing essential component of holistic health, says Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya
"Out of 10, three students suffer from mental health issues, 14 per cent of our children are suffering from mental health issues.Without healthy individuals, there will not be a healthy family and by extension a health society and a healthy nation.”
LonePack Buddy is here to support your mental health during this difficult time. We’re offering this free service as an app, downloadable on the Google PlayStore. Start the conversation today.