Ep.118 Caregivers Need Care Too! World Mental Health Day w/ Amrit Bakshy and Bhavana Issar

There are only four kinds of people in the world. Those who have been caregivers. Those who are currently caregivers. Those who will be caregivers, and those who will need a caregiver.” ― Rosalyn CarterIn this special episode on WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY, we are focussing on CAREGIVERS and why they need to be taken care of as well. Our guests are Amrit Bakshy who has been a caregiver to his daughter for 30 plus years and an agony uncle to many, and Bhavana Issar who is the founder of Caregiver Saathi aims to empower family caregivers by creating an ecosystem of well-being and healing. 1) Few challenges that caregivers face.2) How those challenges can be resolved 3) Peer Support groups and communities- importance and help.4) Support and laws needed for caregivers- government and local. 5) Gap between support, awareness and stigma.WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY 10TH OCTOBER WE HOPE THAT THE ECOSYSTEM RECOGNIZES THE CAREGIVERS AND THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED ON THEIR JOURNEY OF CAREGIVING HELPLINES FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION:I CALL-9152987820M POWER-1800-120-820050MINISTRY OF HEALTH-08046110007NATIONAL HELPLINE: 1075 You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at [email protected]. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on https://www.eplog.media DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on all the shows produced and distributed by Ep.Log Media are personal to the host and the guest of the shows respectively and with no intention to harm the sentiments of any individual/organization.The said content is not obscene or blasphemous or defamatory of any event and/or person deceased or alive or in contempt of court or breach of contract or breach of privilege, or in violation of any provisions of the statute, nor hurt the sentiments of any religious groups/ person/government/non-government authorities and/or breach or be against any declared public policy of any nation or state.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.