BHB College, Sarupeta organized webinar on stress management

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PATHSALA: Keeping in view protection of mental health, particularly of students amid the critical situation caused worldwide by COVID-19, the Department of English, BHB College, Sarupeta organized a webinar on 'Stress Management during COVID-19' on Saturday.

Attended by several students as well as teachers, the webinar was hosted by Swastisree Saikia, Assistant Professor in the Department of English. Delivering the keynote address, Dr. Birinchi Kumar Das, Principal of the college, laid importance on public awareness of mental health. He briefly explained mental health and stress and also spoke about the social stigma associated with mental issues.

Attending the webinar as resource person, Bandita Gogoi, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Team Head in Pacific International Hospital, Papua New Guinea, explained different causes of stress and also discussed how to overcome stress. She talked about how students could cope with different conditions that could cause stress. She also answered various questions of the participants.

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