Ever been in a situation where a friend or a close family member of yours opened up to you about how they have been feeling low for the past couple of months or something related to mental distress and you didn’t know the right words to say or make them feel better? People usually in such situations make statements like “Don’t worry, it gets better with time” or “It’s nothing, it’s just in your mind.” While one might assume there is no harm in saying these statements, they don’t understand how difficult it must have been for their friend to open up about the issues they have been dealing with. The recent advancements in the field of mental health have shed light on the importance of a concept known as ‘Psychological First-Aid’ (PFA). Although it's gaining more popularity in the modern days, it was first coined in the 1940s. P FA may be defined as a compassionate and supportive presence designed to mitigate acute distress and assess the need for continued mental health...
The Artsy Cure, founded in March 2020, is a start-up working towards building conversations about mental health with a practical approach, and how art can be a way to introspect, reflect and heal oneself. We strongly believe that conversations that happen without considering the practical solutions and limitations of a particular social issue, don't serve any purpose. It is a platform which believes in action oriented conversations about mental health, and constantly strives to talk about them.