WHAT IS MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY

WHAT IS RACIAL DISCRIMINATION ? Racial discrimination is any discrimination against any individual on the basis of their race, ancestry, eth nicity, and/or skin color and hair texture. Individuals can discriminate by refusing to do business with, socialize with, or share resources with people of a certain group. Governments can discriminate explicitly in law, for example through policies of racial segregation, disparate enforcement of laws, or disproportionate allocation of resources. Some jurisdictions have anti-discrimination laws which prohibit the government or individuals from being discriminated based on race (and sometimes other factors) in various circumstances. Some institutions and laws use affirmative action to attempt to overcome or compensate for the effects of racial discrimination. In some cases, this is simply enhanced recruitment of members of underrepresented groups; in other cases, there are firm racial quotas. Opponents of strong remedies like quotas characterize th...

  Title: Unveiling the Reality of Indian Media: A Critical Examination Introduction: In recent times, the Indian media landscape has undergone significant transformations, evolving into a powerful force that shapes public opinion and influences societal narratives. While the media plays a crucial role in disseminating information, it is imperative to scrutinize its practices, biases, and impact on the perception of reality. This blog aims to shed light on the multifaceted reality of Indian media, exploring both its strengths and weaknesses. Diverse Media Ecosystem: India boasts a diverse media ecosystem comprising print, television, radio, and an ever-expanding digital landscape. This diversity theoretically allows for a broad spectrum of opinions and perspectives. However, the reality often reveals certain media outlets aligning themselves with specific political ideologies, leading to a polarization that can hinder objective reporting. Sensationalism vs. Objectivity: Sensationali...

CORRUPTION FREE INDIA  Every year in the last week of October or the first week of November to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) in a bid to create awareness among the public of the perils of corruption as well as to bring awareness on the importance of probity in public life organize a week-long Vigilance Awareness Week (VAW). During the rest of the year, the CVC monitors probity and transparency in the functioning of the Central Government departments as well as undertakings, but during this part of the year through the VAW programme, the CVC tries to get closer and bring awareness about CVC and its activities among people. The CVC also exhorts other Public Sector Undertakings to take such outreach programmes during this Vigilance Awareness Week (VAW) and almost all Central Government undertakings comply with this directive of the CVC. In the year 2021, the theme chosen by CVC was "Independent India@75: Self Re...

 CORRUPTION IN INDIA Corruption is  the misuse of power for personal gain . It can take many forms, such as bribery, embezzlement, influence peddling, nepotism, and patronage. Corruption undermines good governance, ethical values, and public trust. It is the abuse of entrusted power for private gain . Corruption erodes trust, weakens democracy, hampers economic development and further exacerbates inequality, poverty, social division and the environmental crisis. Majority of us are aware of the term “corruption” as it is frequently used in daily parlance. What is corruption? Different pictures emerge in our mind.  The most plausible reference to the nature of corruption could be assessed in the words of Joe Bidden, 47th Vice President of the United States of America, “Corruption is just another form of tyranny.” The statement weighs corruption as equivalent to that of cruel and oppressive rule of government. However, for a common man/woman, corruption is a challenge, that ...

  Pack Mule Welfare Abuses in Mountain Tourism  :- The suffering of pack mules and other working animals who labour in the tourism industry has largely gone unnoticed. It lies hidden, invisible to those who fail to see, tolerated by those who accept the excuses that the industry puts forward to justify its own failure to take these matters seriously … and take responsibility. This is especially true of the pack mule working in Morocco’s mountain tourism in industry. I have seen overloaded mules fall on steep mountain paths; I have seen old, emaciated mules forced to work because no one takes responsibility for establishing that they are fit to work. I have seen mules with blood in their mouths and sores on their backs carrying the suitcases of rich, unseeing and uncaring clients, up to expensive hotels in the Toubkal National Park, hotels that have made their fortune on pretending to be champions of responsible and sustainable tourism, hotels that do not have systems in place ...

WHAT IS MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY ? Mental health literacy has received increasing attention as a useful strategy to promote early identification of mental disorders, reduce stigma and enhance help-seeking behaviors. However, despite the abundance of research on mental health literacy interventions, there is the absence of evaluations of current available mental health literacy measures and related psychometrics. We conducted a scoping review to bridge the gap. Methods We searched PubMed, PsycINFO, Embase, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, and ERIC for relevant studies. We only focused on quantitative studies and English publications, however, we didn’t limit study participants, locations, or publication dates. We excluded non-English studies, and did not check the grey literature (non peer-reviewed publications or documents of any type) and therefore may have missed some eligible measures. Results We located 401 studies that include 69 knowledge measures (14 validated), 111 stigma measures (65 v...