10 Books on Mental Health released in 2021 you should check out

Literature on mental health, especially intersectional mental health therefore becomes all the more crucial. As we witness a third Covid-19 wave in India, we bring to you a diverse selection of books on mental health released last year. Although not an exhaustive list, we hope these books catering to diverse mental health themes provide some respite in these difficult times.
Interview | Nafisa Baboo on Making Our Educational Spaces Disability-Inclusive

As schools move towards more inclusive models of education, we speak to Nafisa Baboo about her journey as a disability-inclusive educator, and how learning ecosystems can be transformed into holistic spaces for every child, regardless of their ability or disability.
Interview | Bhargavi Davar on a Value System for Inclusive Educational Spaces

In this interview, Belongg speaks to Bhargavi Davar, the director of Bapu Trust, about the practical implications of inclusive education and the value systems that underline it.
UnOther — Belongg’s New Mobile App for Inclusive Allies

UnOther is a mobile app with insights from authors, books, and thought leaders on gender, race, sexuality, ethnicity, caste, religion, disability, and more.
What do our Textbooks really Reflect? Understanding Biases in Formal Education Textbooks in India

In a deeply inequitable society, the importance of education as a tool to address systemic biases has been greatly emphasised. Many activists and practitioners, especially those from marginalised identities have advocated for equal access to quality education to empower communities to invest in their own language, politics and development. However, education as a social transformation […]
10 Free Counselling Services for Children

The Belongg Mental Health Collective has prepared a list of mental health service providers who are offering their services free of cost.
xSDG by Belongg: A Knowledge Platform For SDGs and Intersectionality

Belongg Research Collective invites you all for an exciting research showcase that focuses on the intersectionality of SDGs!
Sanitation, Development & More In Delhi-NCR

To develop a social work intervention model for the sanitation workers in Delhi, it was first important to list down the problems into broad chunks to be considered individually. Read the full paper here:
4 Reports that Uncover Issues of Gender Diversity in Global Media Houses

“Women were nearly 3 to 5 times less likely to feature as protagonists in coronavirus news coverage, dependent on the country they were residing in.”
Highlights from Belongg’s Events (March–April, 2020)

Here’s an update of the events Belongg is holding and the conversations we find important to address.