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EXPLORING MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PRACTICES, KNOWLEDGE, ANDCULTURAL INFLUENCES AMONG TRANSITIONED-AGED YOUNGWOMEN IN THE SIDDI TRIBAL COMMUNITY: A QUALITATIVEANALYSIS Tukaram Badiger1, Danishwar Rasool Dar2, Vakeel Ahmad Malla3, Althea RimeiakaKharlukhi4, Deepa H Kelaginamani5, Hafsa Jamakhandi6, Paraveen R Naikar7, ShaguftaMohammad Isak Shirahatti8, Muzaffar Ganaii9 & Rajeshwar Putta10 1Faculty Member, Department of Social Work, Karnataka State Rural Development and PanchayatRaj

ABSTRACT Background: The reluctance of higher education students to seek psychological care, despite rising mental health concerns, highlights the importance of brief and effective interventions. This study investigates the efficacy of a single-session Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention in improving psychological help-seeking behaviour among college students. Methods & Materials: A sample of 30 students

EFFICACY OF SINGLE SESSION WORKSHOP USING PRINCIPLES OFACT IN PROMOTING PSYCHOLOGICAL HELP-SEEKING IN HIGHEREDUCATION SETTINGS: A PRELIMINARY SURVEY Vikas Kumar1 & Shuvabrata Poddar2 1PhD Research Scholar, Department of Applied Psychology, Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol, andAssistant Professor, Amity Institute of Clinical Psychology, Amity University, Patna. 2AssistantProfessor, Department of Applied Psychology, Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol. Correspondence: Vikas

ABSTRACT Background: Training programs based on Mindfulness are practices that develop an ability to sustain attention in the present moment non-judgmentally. Such programs have effectively been used on adults for handling daily life stress, and it has been argued that they could be used effectively on the child population as well. The present study used

PRELIMINARY PHASE FINDINGS FOR APPLICABILITY OFMINDFULNESS BASED TRAINING ON PERCEIVED STRESS & MINDFULAWARENESS OF HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS Varsha Kriplani1 & Laxmi Narayan Rathore2 1Ph.D. Scholar & 2Associate Professor, Dept of Clinical Psychology, School of Medical, MizoramUniversity, Aizawl, Mizoram-796004, India Correspondence: Laxmi Narayan Rathore, e-mail: laxminarayan21@rediffmail.com ABSTRACT Background: Training programs based on Mindfulness are practices

ABSTRACT Background: Alcohol dependence significantly impacts an individual’s physical, psychological, and social well-being. Understanding the quality of life (QoL) of individuals with alcohol dependence and its relationship with socio-demographic and clinical variables is crucial for effective interventions. Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate the quality of life (QoL) in individuals with alcohol

IMPACT OF ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE ON QUALITY OF LIFE: ACOMPARATIVE STUDY Vikas Kumar1 & Manisha Kiran2 1PhD Scholar, Department of Psychiatric Social Work (PSW), Ranchi Institute of NeuroPsychiatry and Allied Sciences (RINPAS), 2Associate Prof. and Head, Department of PsychiatricSocial Work (PSW), Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry and Allied Sciences (RINPAS) Correspondence: Vikas Kumar, e-mail: vikash.jaiswal206@gmail.com ABSTRACT Background:

ABSTRACT Background: With approximately 24.7 lakh people living with HIV in India, and nearly one lakh HIV positive people in Punjab, the role of outreach workers becomes crucial in providing support, linking patients to medical care, and combating discrimination. Aim: The current study is based on the concept that someone who has gone through a

POSITIVITY AND PROSPERITY GO HAND-IN-HAND: THE STORY OFUNSUNG HEROES FROM PUNJAB  Tasvir Kaur1, Shispal2, Smita Sharma3 & Gaurav Gaur4  1Research Scholar, Centre for Social Work, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 2Research Scholar,Centre for Social Work, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 3Associate Professor, Department ofEconomics, sector-14, Panjab University, Chandigarh. 160014, 4Associate Professor, Centre forSocial Work, Panjab University, Chandigarh  Correspondence: Gaurav

ABSTRACT Community Health Workers as a crucial social engineering for attaining the goal of Universal Health Coverage has become the norm in underdeveloped and developing countries since the early 2000s. As the goals of attaining healthcare objectives intersected with the larger goal of achieving gender equality, the centrality of women in spearheading such initiatives was