In 2015-16, Sama had conducted an exploratory research in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan to understand the contributing factors to mental ill-health among young women as well as their experiences of accessing mental health care and other support that they required.… Continue reading
Sama organised a meeting to share its research findings on young women’s mental health issues and deliberate on emerging issues from the research and discussing it further within larger debates and discourses. Titled Interrogating Interruptions: Exploring Young Women’s Mental Health… Continue reading
The fieldwork commenced in January 2016 in Rajsamand district of Rajasthan and in February in Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh. Field visits to the study sites were done where fieldwork included FGDs with women in the community; In-Depth Interviews with… Continue reading
Sama organized a capacity building session on ‘Perspectives on understanding Women’s Mental Health’ where Dr. Renu Addlakha from Centre for Women’s Development Studies (CWDS) was invited as a Resource Person. The session was held on March 5, 2016 in Delhi,… Continue reading
The tools for the study on Young Women and Mental Health (Focus Group Discussion, Key informant Interviews and Indepth Interview guides) were piloted in December 2015 in Lalitpur district of Uttar Pradesh. Sahajini Shiksha Kendra, a local organization in Lalitpur… Continue reading
The Advisory Committee was formed for the study and the first advisory meeting was conducted on 3rd October 2015 in New Delhi. The Committee members, Dr. Renu Addlakha, Gracy Andrews and Deepika Nair, gave comments and suggestions on the methodology… Continue reading
