First Aid Kit to Solve Mental Health Crisis in India: Mental Health First Aid to the Rescue
- Title
- First Aid Kit to Solve Mental Health Crisis in India: Mental Health First Aid to the Rescue
- Creator
- Ranganathan M.
- Description
- India has a large population with the prevalence of many mental health concerns but faces a shortage of mental health professionals. This paper deals with this mental health crisis in India and how Mental Health First Aid and developing a first aid kit for mental health would help to address the issue. Mental health and mental illness in India additionally face stigma and backlash from the society. Due to this, very few people with mental ailments come forward to seek professional help. While we are aware of and trained in first aid for physical health, the concept of first aid for mental health is in its infancy. Hence, a review of literature was done to find the benefits of Mental Health First Aid and how it could benefit in solving the crisis in India. Creating a Mental Health First Aid Kit on a similar basis to its physical counterpart can also come in handy while administering mental health first aid. Results show that an individual trained inmental health first aid might act as a bridge between people with mental ailments and mental health professionals and assist in providing timely help. The Author(s) under exclusive licence to National Academy of Psychology (NAOP) India 2023.
- Source
- Psychological Studies, Vol-69, No. 1, pp. 1-6.
- Date
- 2024-01-01
- Publisher
- Springer
- Subject
- India; Mental health; Mental health first aid; Mental health first kit; Psychological first aid; Stigma
- Coverage
- Ranganathan M., Department of Psychology, CHRIST(Deemed to be University), Bangalore Central Campus, Karnataka, India
- Rights
- Restricted Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 332968
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Review
Collection
Citation
Ranganathan M., “First Aid Kit to Solve Mental Health Crisis in India: Mental Health First Aid to the Rescue,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 25, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/21319.