Deputy Editor of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS™), Mythili Hazarika was invited to be the Chief Guest in the Annual Sports Day in Royal Global School on 19 November, 2016. Her speech had enlightened the audience on the essentials of sports in a child’s life not only as a regular exercise but to experience the communal feeling of being in a team, like learning to trust and depend on others, to accept hope, to give hope, to work together towards a common goal. And in addition to commitment to a team and doing something which is fun, sports participation have also found to reduce the risk of various mental illnesses in children like anxiety, emotional and behavioural problems and build resilience in children by building up their tolerance to frustration.

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Mythili Hazarika, Deputy Editor of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS™) was invited to be a panelist in the National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) for a programme on “Skill training on guidance and counselling for teachers of government schools of greater Guwahati, Assam” on 18 November, 2016 in its premises at Jawahar Nagar, Guwahati. The training was attended by more than 40 senior teachers of Rashtriya Madhyamik Siksha Abhijan (RMSA) of greater Guwahati. Her emphasis on tools to detect learning problems in Assamese medium schools which her team is working on was well received and the teachers had expressed their solidarity and support if required.

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Dr Bornali Das of the Society for Mental Health in LAMIC (SoMHiL) was invited to be the resource person in the Rajiv Gandhi Central University for conducting a full day workshop on mental health, stress management, and life skills, and importance of mindfulness. Beneficiaries were students and faculties from the Department of Social Work in the premises of the Rajiv Gandhi Central University in Doimukh, Rono Hills, Arunachal Pradesh on 18 November 2016. The training was attended by 40 participants. Emphasis was laid on various student issues, and psychological and positive mental health. The entire team was well received and they expected long term association. A study on knowledge, attitude, and perception on mental illness was also conducted.

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The Index Copernicus Value (ICV) of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS™) in 2015 is 70.57. Please visit: http://journals.indexcopernicus.com/Open+Journal+of+Psychiatry+andamp+Allied+Sciences,p24783829,3.html

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The Indian Psychiatric Society, Assam State Branch (IPSASB) under the stewardship of Dr Utpal Bora, MD in association with Proyax, an initiative of the Pathan Hazarika Charitable Trust organised a mental health awareness camp at Khetri. Dr Bornali Das, PhD from the Society for Mental Health in LAMIC (SoMHiL) as well as Dr Mythili Hazarika, PhD and Dr Shyamanta Das, MD, the Deputy Editor and Editor-in-Chief of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS™) were among the resource persons.

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