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A market for Mental Health Insurance

A market for Mental Health Insurance

Mental health is a subject often not spoken about voluntarily, except by professionals in the field. Mental health insurance is even further from the discussion. There is a shortage of service providers as well as services. Several barriers deter the progression of mental health services in low- to middle-income countries like India, including inadequate funding, concentration of services in urbanized centres, lack of integration with primary care services, and lack of experience and training among mental health professionals.

Urban Planning: The Case for Public Spaces

Urban Planning: The Case for Public Spaces

With an increase in the urban sprawl -- often in the form of haphazard development in developing countries as a result of which, there is a decrease in designated areas of public spaces. This article discusses the relationship between open/public spaces and four impact points: (i) social inclusion (ii) mental & physical health (iii) economic benefits and whether it contributes to the experience economy, and (iv) environmental benefits.

“First we shape the cities — then they shape us.”

Jan Gehl, Cities for People