Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 10: Government Degree College, Chenani organized an international webinar on the ‘World Mental Health Day’ under the theme “Young people and mental health in the changing world” in collaboration with the NGO, Global Helping Hand.
Dr. M H Mir, former special secretary, department of education, was the chief guest on the occasion, while Dr. A K Srivastava, Director, Yogananda College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu was the guest of honour and Apurva Sharma a qualified Indian lawyer, an LLM from the University College London, a youth icon was the special guest.
Dr. Pragya Khanna, Principal, GDC, Chenani in her address said that the overall objective of World Mental Health Day is to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health. The Day provides an opportunity for all stakeholders working on mental health issues to talk about their work, and what more needs to be done to make mental health care a reality for people worldwide.
The resource persons discussed the significance of the day while pondering over the impact on people’s mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The resource persons summed up that some groups, including health and other frontline workers, students, people living alone, and those with pre-existing mental health conditions, have been particularly affected during the times of the pandemic and while services for mental, neurological and substance use disorders have been significantly disrupted, yet there is cause for optimism.
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