*12-FEB-2012* *MALLAPURAM : *A mental health seminar held at Poonkudil Mana at Vallikkpatta, near Manjeri, demanded that social reasons for increasing atrocities on women should be subjected to serious studies.
Inaugurating the seminar, Wayanad District Judge D. Ajit Kumar said the social reasons for atrocities on women were often not examined. N.P. Hafiz Mohammed, sociologist and psychological counsellor, was the moderator at the seminar. Mr. Mohammed said exploitation of women was much more in Kerala than in other States. Television serials were to a great extent responsible for the exploitation, he said. K. Samita Varma, teacher at Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College, Kozhikode, and V.M. Deepa, journalist, spoke. * * *Social reasons for atrocities on women often not examined, says Wayanad District Judge.* http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/article2885049.ece -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mental Health Advocacy (News 'N Views) India" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/MhaNewsViewsIndia?hl=en ------------- Affiliated Groups : MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY INDIA [email protected] Discussions on mental health law / policy / plan monitoring / human rights etc [email protected] India-specific news and views related to mental health [email protected] Information and support to carers of people with mental health issues [email protected] Mutual support and sharing of experiential knowledge, skills and social learning amongst peers
