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About Us
Advocacy
Mental health is often neglected in the global health field. Health and wellbeing is a universal human right. We all deserve to live in a world where our mental health is seen to be as important as our physical health. Today, a person takes their own life every 40 seconds. 1 in 4 of us will experience mental ill health.
We believe that storytelling and media are two of the most powerful platforms in which we can bring about real change and attention to this ever-growing issue. Through film, poetry, art, media partnerships, PSAs, and grassroots movements—we can create true change and bring a voice to those often left in the dark.
Some crucial facts:
- Feeling of isolation and Alienation with a sense of social marginalization is becoming a major problem for majority of the older persons.
- It was found that older persons in the age group of 80+ elderly are feeling more isolation or loneliness in comparison to older persons in lower old age groups.
- In age group of 70-80 years majority of older persons were found complaining of isolation and loneliness in old age.
- Level of isolation in old age of older persons living in urban areas was quite higher in comparison to older persons of rural areas.
- Majority of older persons said that no/less interaction with family members or within society is major cause of their state of isolation or loneliness.
- Every third older person facing loneliness was found in bad health condition because of loneliness and less interaction with people Due to isolation in their life, elderly were found affected with the problems like Nervousness & anxiety, Panic & aggressive nature, Eating disorders leading to health disorders, Addictions & substance abuse, Feeling of insecurity, Financial imbalance.
- Due to loneliness in their life, older persons were found suffering from the problem like Feeling of unhappiness and dejection, Increased substance abuse / smoking, Uneasiness & distress, Reduced self-esteem, Increased trauma levels, Health disorders like blood pressure.
Conclusion
There is an urgent need to focus on speed up of the developmental projects in rural areas, so that younger generations could seek suitable job opportunities nearby their residences. At the same time, in urban areas, developing social & interpersonal interactions among older persons is urgently required.
On the other hand, older persons need to be motivated and encouraged about how to live happily in isolation. In short, our older generations never left alone their children, when they were in crisis, how can younger generation leave their elderly alone, when they need them urgently?