Intersectionality Uncategorized Minorities in therapy: The many ways mental healthcare services fail people with marginalized identities Illustration by Sonya Korshenboym An edited version of this article written by Anugraha Raman (Associate, Belongg) appeared on IDR and Times of India. “I am going to therapy and I do not want to teach him (therapist)” – Ajay, a 28-year-old Dalit queer student. Globally, mental health pro
IG Live with Now&Me What does a loving, wholesome, supportive community look like? It’s a question we’ve contended with as people a lot these last few years. We’ve learnt resilience and built communities online and yet everyday, remains an experience in learning. From friends at work to 3 am friends, we as people Written by admin October 18, 2021October 18, 2021
‘Ask Me Anything’ with Sannuthi Suresh Belongg Mental Health Collective, in collaboration with Revival Disability Magazine, organised an ‘Ask Me Anything‘ session with Sannuthi Suresh to address questions about Collective Grief from the perspective of Disabled Bodies. About Sannuthi Suresh: Sannuthi is a Psychotherapist, Publ Written by admin June 30, 2021July 13, 2022
IG Live with Now&Me What does a loving, wholesome, supportive community look like? It’s a question we’ve contended with as people a lot these last few years. We’ve learnt resilience and built communities online and yet everyday, remains an experience in learning. From friends at work to 3 am friends, we as people Written by admin October 18, 2021October 18, 2021
‘Ask Me Anything’ with Sannuthi Suresh Belongg Mental Health Collective, in collaboration with Revival Disability Magazine, organised an ‘Ask Me Anything‘ session with Sannuthi Suresh to address questions about Collective Grief from the perspective of Disabled Bodies. About Sannuthi Suresh: Sannuthi is a Psychotherapist, Publ Written by admin June 30, 2021July 13, 2022
‘Ask Me Anything’ with Deepa Pawar Belongg Mental Health Collective organised an ‘Ask Me Anything’ session with Deepa Pawar, founder & director, @anubhutitrust to address questions on Caste and Mental Health. About Deepa Pawar- Deepa Pawar started working with youth in communities since she herself was 14. One of the Written by admin June 30, 2021July 13, 2022
The (Urgent) Inclusion Problem With Digital Mental Health Illustration by Kaixin Wang Digital mental health apps are increasingly getting popular but are not necessarily inclusive Digital mental health apps are getting increasingly popular and are being used by millions of people across the world and in India. These are early days, and while the jury is st Written by admin November 4, 2022December 27, 2022
Minorities in therapy: The many ways mental healthcare services fail people with marginalized identities Illustration by Sonya Korshenboym An edited version of this article written by Anugraha Raman (Associate, Belongg) appeared on IDR and Times of India. “I am going to therapy and I do not want to teach him (therapist)” – Ajay, a 28-year-old Dalit queer student. Globally, mental health pro Written by admin November 4, 2022December 27, 2022
The Inclusive Digital Mental Health Bootcamp 2022 While digital mental health apps have the potential to reduce the treatment gap in mental healthcare if designed poorly and in a one-size-fits-all manner, they can cause significant damage, reproducing social inequalities, fortifying harmful stereotypical narratives about well-being and affect the h Written by admin October 7, 2022December 27, 2022
Identity Multiplicities: Negotiating and Expressing Fringe Identities for Acceptance How does a queer and indigenous person who is white-passing and interpreted as heterosexual, navigate the borderlands of indigenous/non-indigenous and monosexual/non-monosexual? Figure: Mandy Henningham, a queer indigenous researcher and lecturer of indigenous social sciences at the University of Sy Written by admin June 16, 2022December 27, 2022