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A new study suggests that the 'neighbourhood effect' of slums could help to alleviate some of their associated health problems. A team of academics led by Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick ...

India is home to the world's largest adolescent population of 253 million, with about one in every five experiencing mental health challenges such as anxiety and depression, according to the United ...

The "Adolescents' Resilience and Treatment nEeds for Mental Health in Indian Slums" (ARTEMIS) project was implemented by The George Institute for Global Health, India. The study devised a workable ...

Over 4 Million People Worldwide Live In Slums, UN-Habitat Chief Says. BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 20. Over four million people ...

Disinfection teams are blasting their machines in India's Mumbai slums. Health teams are working tirelessly, testing children for the coronavirus. But the sense of desperation is palpable in the slums ...

In a major breakthrough for adolescent mental healthcare in India, a first-of-its-kind, large-scale study conducted across urban slums in New Delhi and Vijayawada has shown that community-based ...

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is ...

New Delhi: Community-based anti-stigma campaigns and a digital mental health care tool helped reduce depression, self-harm and suicide risks among vulnerable teenagers across 60 slum clusters in New ...