Sangath India

🎉 Exciting Milestone for Mental Health in Schools!

We're proud to share that Sangath India's has officially signed an with the Department of Education, Jaipur, Rajasthan at Shiksha Sankul - marking a significant step forward in our mission to make mental health support accessible for all young people.

This partnership will roll out across 40 Government Senior Secondary Schools, empowering students, teachers, and key stakeholders to foster safe, inclusive and mentally healthy school environments.
Our key focus areas include:
🔸School RISE (Resilience through Interventions for Strengthening Emotions) sessions to support student wellbeing
🔸 Teacher training to strengthen mental health awareness and leadership in school settings
🔸Sports Teacher training to promote student engagement & sensitization around
🔸 Gatekeeper training on and community care
🔸Public engagement initiatives to reduce stigma and promote through grassroots

🌟 Together with government champions and trained professionals, we continue to advance towards .

Early Intervention: A Game Changer for Children with Autism.

The earlier we act, the stronger the foundations we build.

Early intervention isn't just about teaching skills-it's about creating opportunities. With timely, evidence-based support, children with autism can develop stronger communication, social engagement, and daily living skills that shape their future in meaningful ways.

What does the Sangath India Experts say on early intervention-

💡Empowering parents with the right tools from the start makes all the difference.

💬Personalized therapies and support systems help children thrive-while also strengthening families and building inclusive communities.

🤝🏻Early support fosters better parent-child relationships, improves long-term outcomes, and helps every child reach their unique potential.

Let's continue to advocate for early, accessible,and compassionate intervention-because every child deserves the chance to shine

This , we wanted to shift the spotlight to the real experts-the parents of children with Autism.

We asked the parents a simple yet powerful question: "What would you want other parents to know?"

Here's a glimpse of what they shared:
"Celebrate every milestone-big or small. Progress may look different, but it's still progress."
"Don't compare journeys. Each child is unique, and that's a beautiful thing."
"Find your village. Support, understanding, and community make all the difference."
These voices remind us that acceptance is more than awareness- It's listening. It's learning. It's standing together.

To all the parents: Your strength and love light the way. To everyone else: Let's keep building a world that embraces neurodiversity, with empathy and action.

😷Is Autism a "disease"?
💉Can Autism be "cured"?
👀"People with autism do not make eye contact."

Do you struggle with these and many such questions on Autism, or you know people around you, who still hold myths around Autism?

Let's bust myths with fact checking and spread awareness on these commonly misunderstood facts on Autism.

Do you still have more myths to bust, on Autism Spectrum Disorder !?

Leave your questions in the comment section below, and NAMASTE team (Neurodevelopment & Autism in South Asia: Treatment & Evidence) at Sangath India will answer your questions.

Metropolis research programme invites pitches for a talented graphic designer (individual/firm) to design booklets, manuals and more! The selected designer will be required to work in consultation with the Sangath team based in New Delhi. Please share your pitch with us by 5pm November 6th 2024. To learn more about the project and the scope of work please refer to the link in our bio!

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"These case studies reflect the real-life experiences of LGBTQIA+ individuals connected to Lakshya, shared with full consent and names masked for privacy."- says Lakshya one of the co-creator about the case studies they shared reflecting real-life experiences of Q***r individuals in the healthcare system.

Content Warnings and Themes: Gender Identity and Transition, Medical Challenges Post-Surgery, Physical Health Issues, Healthcare Discrimination, Mental and Emotional Struggles.

iHEAR Q***r Chronicles project collected the narratives of 19 q***r people from all across India about their experiences of exclusion and inclusion in healthcare. The completed narratives will soon be available on our website.

The following are the backgrounds of the cases studies, to access and read the whole case studies type the link or tap the link in bio- https://bit.ly/qc_narrative_8