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Wellness workshop on 25th Sept, 2 PM: Break the Silence: Suicide Prevention Through Help Seeking and Help Facilitation

Dear All, IISc Wellness Centre invites you to attend a Wellness Workshop. Title: Break the Silence: Suicide Prevention Through Help Seeking and Help Facilitation Speaker: Dr. M Manjula, Professor at Dept of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bengaluru. Date: 25th Sept, 2021 (Saturday) Time: 2 pm to 3:30 pm Please join our workshops to understand the well-being, factors influencing well-being and what can be done to improve […]

Workshop on Well-being: Matters that matter on 28 August 2021

Hello! Greetings from the IISc Wellness Centre! The CoViD-19 pandemic has also brought with it various difficulties that is affecting our well-being. And especially after the deadly second wave, those problems have touched all of us in one way or another. All the time well-being is very important for each and every person in the society. Well-being integrates mental health and physical health resulting in […]

Navigating through Grief and Trauma, on 17th July, 2021, Saturday at 2:30 pm

Hello! Greetings from the IISc Wellness Centre!The CoViD-19 pandemic has also brought with it unprecedented levels of grief and trauma. And especially after the deadly second wave, grief and trauma have touched all of us in one way or another.Grief and trauma are not limited to experiencing the loss of a loved one. They are much more complicated and multi-layered than […]

Facilities available via IISc Wellness Centre

Dear Friends, Greetings from IISc Wellness Centre. We at IISc wellness centre are striving to improve mental health services available to our community. We thank everyone for providing valuable feedback. This is a periodical email to create awareness on various facilities available via IISc Wellness Centre for the campus community. 1) 24 x 7 emergency call servicefor anyone needing to talk […]

Something on my mind: An interaction session with psychiatrist and psychologist, 27th March, Saturday, 4:00 p.m.

Hello everyone!  Greetings from the IISc Wellness Centre. “What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candour, and more unashamed conversation.” – Glenn CloseWe are glad to organize the 6th session of “Something on my mind”. The pandemic continues to take a toll on the various aspects of our lives- be it work, academics, personal life, or health. Here is the […]

Something on my mind (Ask the Experts): An interaction session with psychiatrists, 30th January, 4:00 p.m.

Hello everyone!  Greetings from the IISc Wellness Centre. “What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, and more unashamed conversation.” – Glenn Close We are glad to organize the 5th session of “Something on my mind” (previously “ask the experts”). The pandemic continues to take a toll on the various aspects of our lives- be it work, academics, personal life, or […]

Panel Discussion: Childhood sexual abuse and its effect on mental health: 26th December, 2020.

Hello everyone!  Greetings from the IISc Wellness Centre. We are pleased to organize a panel discussion on ‘Childhood sexual abuse and its effect on mental health’ to sensitize ourselves as well as to get answers to our specific queries. Date and Time: 26th December, Saturday, 4:00 p.m. About the event: According to data by the National Crime Record Bureau, a total of 109 […]