MITR - IIT Madras

Insti Orientation '17

"Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of, but stigma and bias shame us all"-Bill Clinton

Mental Illness: What You See / What You Don't See PLEASE READ BELOW: 1 in 5 Canadians will suffer from mental illness at some point in their lifetimes. The other 4 will have a friend, family member or collea...

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Often times when we refer to health, we tend to highlight the importance of physical health and unintentionally forget about yet another crucial component of health- mental health. Without physical and mental health and well-being, one cannot achieve a holistic state of being. Bearing this in mind, we ask each and every one of you to join us in celebrating World Mental Health Day!
Spread the message and spread !

To read more on Mental Health First Aid,
http://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/cs/

Su***de - You Are Never Alone With this film we want to bring awareness to society’s misunderstanding about depression and su***de. We use language like ‘committing su***de’ or ‘taking yo...

We are deeply saddened at the sudden demise of two campus residents named Dr. P. Maheswari(34), a married post-doctoral research scholar in Chemistry from Theni district(near Madurai), who was found hanging in the Sabarmati hostel on July 13th and G. Vijayalakshmi(47), spouse of a professor, who was found dead at her residence on the same day.

Words are inadequate to ease the pain their families and friends feel now. We would like to express our sincere condolences to their families and let them know that our prayers are with them.

A support system is provided by Mitr through Medall, a professional counselling unit, on campus. They can be approached with any emotional concern.

The services are available in the campus Central Library, on the 2nd floor, near research carrels. For tele-counselling and scheduling appointments, the 24x7 helpline is 044 2257 5555 and Medall call centre - 044 4070 7782

Hey Guys!
Remember stepping into insti and feeling that sense of freedom? You wished for it and yet you yearned for someone to guide you through this ocean of opportunities. It was awesome to get to know seniors who genuinely cared and helped you figure out what you would enjoy doing during your stay here. They became your family away from home.

Well, it's now time to give back! Be those awesome seniors and guide your mentees. Be there for them and carry forward the nurture culture of our institute.

Sign up to be a Saathi Mentor.

For more details, please take a look at the smail.
Link to the registration form : http://goo.gl/forms/PwsWmj0YNAd1Y6LC3

PS : What post was MITr mentor last year is now called Saathi Mentor.

Saathi UG Mentor Application 2016-17 Refrain from answering in long paragraphs; preferably, write them in points

A message from Shaastra, IIT Madras

Our hearts reach out to all the victims of floods in Chennai. In the time of tragedy, let’s take a couple of minutes to pray for the people distressed.

Update on the IIT Madras campus:
The condition inside the campus is relatively much better than rest of the city. Food and water is provided to all the students. Food is also available at eateries like Guru and Leo. Enough food has been stocked by the mess authorities, which should last for at least two more days.

Here are some useful helpline numbers for anyone stranded in the floods or needing help.
The Indian Navy's helpline: +914425394240
The Indian Army's helpline: 09840295100

Helplines provided by Tamil Nadu government:
Chennai city: 1070
Districts: 1077

Mental Health on Campus – A Townhall Without Walls In order to create a dialogue between the administration and the students on the issues that were widely debated in the aftermath of the recent su***des, T5E, SAC and MITr jointly organized a townhall meeting on mental health on Thursday, 12th October 2015.

A gentle reminder to fill the Online TCF form

A gentle reminder to fill the Online TCF form

From this semester, the Teacher Course Feedback is being sought online. All students must provide feedback to the courses they are crediting, failing which they will not be able to see their grades.

"Depression, the Secret We share"

"The opposite of depression is not happiness, but vitality, and it was vitality that seemed to seep away from me in that moment." In a talk equal parts eloquent and devastating, writer Andrew Solomon takes you to the darkest corners of his mind during the years he battled depression. That led him to an eye-opening journey across the world to interview others with depression — only to discover that, to his surprise, the more he talked, the more people wanted to tell their own stories.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eBUcBfkVCo

Depression, the Secret We Share | Andrew Solomon | TED Talks "The opposite of depression is not happiness, but vitality, and it was vitality that seemed to seep away from me in that moment." In a talk equal parts eloqu...

HOPE, NOT JUST WHEN YOU MOPE

When struck in a nerve breaking crazy traffic at 9.25 am while on your way to a meeting scheduled for 9.30 am - What would you do?
While eagerly waiting in front of the TV to watch your favourite program/match, just then the power shuts down - What would you do?
While sitting across the table with your boss anxiously waiting to hear from him/her for your appraisal meeting - What would you do?
After a long wait of holding on to a tender feeling towards your special someone and when the final day arrives for you to open the lid - What would you do?
While stepping out the exit door of your office after a ridiculously tiring day, holding your head up feeling the breeze brush your face gently - What would you do?

YOU HOPE. You hope to wade through the traffic to get in time for your meeting; you nail bitingly hope for the power to come before your program begins; you hopefully hope to get the appraisal you’ve secretly wished for; you desperately hope the love of your life receives your love; you cautiously hope to have a quiet evening at home and a soothing dinner to wrap your tedious day.

Challenges are always an inevitable part of our lives. In fact, the most unpredictable journey is life. You come across smooth and bumpy roads. The weather is constantly changing. Sometimes it’s breezy, chill and sometimes it’s terribly humid that it drains you out. Sometimes you have people travelling along with you, sometimes you are left alone. You may never know the speed in which you’re travelling, you’ll never know when the fuel gets empty, and you’ll never know where the fuel station is. There aren’t any traffic signals, any sign boards, no speed breakers yet you continue your Situations may change for good or for worse but what remains constant with us is – HOPE. When life shuts every door, hope shows the keys are with us. It’s not the destination that always counts, but the journey; Hope makes the journey worth travelling.

Well enough has been said about Hope, what is this Hope that I’m talking about? I was as curious as you are (I hope you are curious :p) to find out the answer. Here’s what I found.

‘What does hope mean to you?’ When this question was posed to a random sample of people across age groups, I got some coyly cute to astonishingly simple responses.
‘I hope toys fall from the sky to the ground’ – 8 year old
‘I get hope from my heart’ – 8 year old
‘Hope is the only thing that makes us go for it’ – 13 year old
‘If I’m on a malfunctioning aeroplane with 700 people and one parachute, the lucky one selects the parachute. However, I would refuse to use the parachute because I know there are other people who have survived thrashes like these before’ – 13 year old
‘My courage is my hope’ – 25 year old
‘Hope is God. Without god I’m zero, with god I’m hero’ – 32 year old
‘Something, somebody cannot afford to lose’ – 33 year old
‘A child’s smile is hope’ – 43 year old
‘Hope makes impossible, possible’ – 58 year old.

The meaning of hope may vary with people and with age but what remains constant is - perpetual hope, through which all of us derive inner strength to sail through our lives and to get closer to our goals.

Well, it’s time for you to answer the question now,
‘What does hope mean to you?’
- Vaishnavi Mohanraj

Medall Behavioral Health Services: http://www.mbhs.in/

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