90% of India’s workforce has little to no recourse for mental health support? + 50% Scholarship to the ePolicy for Young Leaders Course by CCS!
Policy Post #130
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This Week’s Policy Focus 🔎
Inaccessibility of services and taboos around mental health cause hurdles for the larger population to access a better life.
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All the courses related to Public policy are so costly, if i will get this scholarship i think i would be able to have a great start in this field. I am reading Public policy but still i feel like i don't know what to do to go in this field.
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Really important article. Availability of better mental health resources is undeniably the first step but policymakers musn't stop there. There is so much stigma attached to seeking mental health services (and simply mental illness in general), especially in more rural parts of the country where alot of the informal sector employees hail from. There must be a way to bridge the gap between the formal regulation and the shame attached to actually making use of these services. Not sure if I am in the right place for this, but I am interested in the ePolicy for Young Leaders course by CCS scholarship! Has been looking a similar course for a while now, so thanks for sharing!