And if you know anybody based in Newham who is interested in community-based participatory research and mental health and is looking for a new role, please send them my way!
Soumitra সৌমিত্র சௌமித்ரா سومترہ
@netshrink.bsky.social
Psychiatrist Suicide Prevention Mental Health Policy, Implementation Research. https://cmhlp.org/team/soumitra-pathare/
Hugely excited to partner with the @cmhlpindia.bsky.social and Newham Community Project on our new Atmiyata East London project. Thank you to @bartscharity.bsky.social for making this collaboration possible @netshrink.bsky.social @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social @qmul-wiph.bsky.social
Google Calendar removes Black History Month, Pride and other cultural events
Google Calendar removes Black History Month, Pride and other cultural events
Company says listed holidays were not ‘sustainable’ for their model in latest move to roll back diversity efforts Google’s online and mobile calendars are no longer including references to Black History Month, Women’s History Month and LGBTQ+ holidays,…
theguardian.com
Ranthambore: A haven for majestic tigers! This renowned sanctuary is safeguarded by the conservation efforts of local indigenous communities, including the Meena tribe. Their traditional knowledge and deep ecological understanding play a crucial role in tiger conservation.
Indiasky is still too small, but boosting this, and hoping someone sees this and connects Soumitra to the right people.
Soumitra সৌমিত্র சௌமித்ரா سومترہ@netshrink.bsky.social · 2y agoFriends, I need some leads. We need to raise funds (substantial) to expand our youth suicide prevention program from 3 cities to across the country. How do we get CSR funding? A few CSR ppl I spoke to, unfortunately do not have suicide prevention as a priority area for funding!
On a per gm basis, protein from veg sources is very expensive compared to meat protein. Protein deficiency in childhood leads to adverse physical & intellectual outcomes. Banning meat protein in school meals is just a strategy to keep the poor, poor.
Friends, I need some leads. We need to raise funds (substantial) to expand our youth suicide prevention program from 3 cities to across the country. How do we get CSR funding? A few CSR ppl I spoke to, unfortunately do not have suicide prevention as a priority area for funding!
"Regression to the mean" is a statistical concept that is so appropriately worded. Equally applicable to societies as to everything else. Just look around you.
"The study is impressive in its scale...cases and deaths dropped by more than 50% and in the Indigenous population the drop was even more dramatic: more than 60%." Nature Medicine study shows the effects of Bolsa Familia strongest in Black and Indigenous populations www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Tuberculosis rates plunge when families living in poverty get a monthly cash payout
A program in Brazil that gives a monthly cash sum to families living in poverty has an unexpected — and welcome result. A new study shows that it is dramatically reducing tuberculosis rates.
npr.org
"Overseas tourism is booming around the world, but India is being left behind. India closed its few remaining overseas tourist offices in 2023. The budget for tourism promotion abroad was slashed by two-thirds from 1bn rupees ($12m) that year to just 330m in 2024" :(
Even cats were not spared from the bombing. A kitten sits next to her dead mother 💔🥲
I am tired of these complaints here about GST on private health insurance. GST is not the problem, private health insurance is the real issue. Healthcare is a public good & should be publicly funded & provided. For all. Free at the point of delivery. Not just for CGHS babus.
Oh dear! Yet another example of why techbros should not stray away from their field...
I’ve always been fascinated by how conservatives turned to South Africa in the late 1960s and 1970s to project racist attitudes and fantasies that had become less welcome in polite white society.
jamelle@jamellebouie.net · 2y agoi think this is pretty much right. not a shock that the political economy of apartheid south africa produced a bunch of reactionaries who hope to replicate that political economy for the 21st century www.ft.com/content/cfbf...
So funny to see conservatives battling it out between the "we hate foreigners and want them gone" faction and the "we hate foreigners and want them as indentured servants" faction. Truly an ideological battle for the ages.
Fantastic paper by @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social For your holiday reading list! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Commentary: Without Values, Complexity is Reduced to Mathematics
This commentary on Sturmberg and Mercuri's paper ‘Every Problem is Embedded in a Greater Whole’ [1] argues that those authors have approached complexity from a largely mathematical perspective, drawi...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Casteism is the same as racism. Probably worse, actually, because it’s a two-in-one.
southpaw@nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 2y agoIt’s been said before but all these dudes watched Trump and Vance do this very thing to Haitian immigrants in Dayton during the campaign, said nothing and placidly voted for Trump anyway, and now the leopards are eating their faces.
I knew Mumbai had jackals, but not THESE jackals! Wow!
Nat Moss 💚@natmoss.bsky.social · 2y agoHow Mumbai’s Golden #Jackals Adapt to Survive in the Urban #Wilderness The golden jackals of #Mumbai remain vital to the city’s ecological balance. They act as natural waste managers, controlling prey populations and cleaning up organic debris india.mongabay.com/2024/12/how-...
How Mumbai’s Golden #Jackals Adapt to Survive in the Urban #Wilderness The golden jackals of #Mumbai remain vital to the city’s ecological balance. They act as natural waste managers, controlling prey populations and cleaning up organic debris india.mongabay.com/2024/12/how-...
🍿 There is not enough popcorn in the universe for the main feature playing now
The conversations that Americans have on Twitter are mind-boggling to say the least!
This is the supreme irony of the MAGA schism over H-1Bs. Many workers who stayed at Twitter after Musk’s takeover did so because their status in the US was contingent on their employment. They kept a site running that was then used by MAGA folks to question why they were here in the first place.
Things appear to be going swimmingly over on Twitter. I'd like to point out, however, that Elon illegally overstayed a student visa - he didn't have an H1B. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Sorry for the cross post but Jesus Christ almighty. Good ol’ Sidharth really showed his ass by pointing out that “dehumanizing attacks” only became a problem for him after they were turned on him & his community. The dehumanizing attacks against *gestures wildly* EVERYONE ELSE were just fine tho.
Fascinating essay by @kikumbhar.bsky.social Should be on your weekend reading list. historyprofessor.in/2024/12/24/h...
The Forgotten Buddhist Origins of India’s Ayurvedic Medicine
And how the history of Ayurveda intersects with the history of caste Glass specimen jar of gum ghatti, India, 1830–1930. Credit: Science Museum, London; Image downloaded from Wellcome Collecti…
historyprofessor.in
Young ppl: Outlive Chat is a safe space to find peer support & tools to help manage difficult feelings & thoughts of ending your life. It has many tools that can help you manage your thoughts & feelings in difficult moments. It's free! Pl RT & share chat.outlive.in/landing-page
Love it when bookshops or libraries arrange their books appropriately...
What could Trump have against Panama? Oh.
Trump Companies Accused of Tax Evasion in Panama
In the latest chapter in ongoing litigation, the private equity fund that bought what used to be called the Trump Ocean Club claims the Trump entities pocketed money that should have gone to the Panam...
propublica.org