mental health
World Suicide Prevention Month
On September 21, Lindsey Turnbull, owner and founder of MissHeard Media, hosted a tweet chat on Safecity’s twitter handle @pinthecreep about ‘Suicide Prevention’. The TweetChat focused on understanding the reasons for suicide and the ways to prevent them. The topic garnered a lot [...]Read more
Prioritising General Health and Well-being
On 26th July 2019, Dr. Michelle Frank @DrMichelleF conducted a tweetchat on “Prioritizing our general health and well-being”. The chat commenced with the questio, whether the participants make their health a priority. Many people confessed that they struggle to take care of [...]Read more
Youth Mental Health
On 24th May 2019, Lindsey Turnbull @MissHeardMedia conducted a Tweetchat on Youth Mental Heath – The discussion began by asking the audience where the youth fits in SDG3: “Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. The audience responded that youth are a [...]Read more
A 9 year old tells us why Bullying is Bad
STOP BULLYING! by Zayle Echaporia (9 years , grade 5) Bullying is a bad thing to do. One should not bully people. You feel sadness and a little bit of anger when you are bullied. You want to complain but are afraid to do so as the person/ people will bully you more. You are […]Read more
Autism- a caregiver’s perspective
On 5th April 2019, Safecity conducted a Tweetchat on “Autism – a caregiver’s perspective” with guests Jaki Matha @Mathugz and ADAT Foundation The chat began by asking the audience about the things that are culturally said about Autism in Kenya. The audience responded by saying [...]Read more
Invisible Illnesses: Navigating Gender and Mental Health
On Friday 15th February, Swarnima Bhattacharya @SwarnsB conducted a tweet interview with White Swan Foundation @mentalhealthind talking about invisible illnesses and their intersection with gender and mental health. The chat began with asking the question, Why are chronic [...]Read more
Breaking the Stigma of Mental Health, Building Safer Communities for Survivors of Abuse
On Friday 1st December 2018, Radhika Shankar @rads_shanks conducted a tweetchat on “Breaking the Stigma of Mental Health, Building Safer Communities for Survivors of Abuse” during the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. The chat began by asking the [...]Read more
Mental Health and Women
On Friday, 12th Oct, Abdul Mufeez Shaheed @abdulmshaheed conducted a chat on Mental Health from a gendered approach to acknowledge two important international days that were celebrated during the week- World Mental Health Day and Day of the Girl. The chat began by asking the [...]Read more