Dr. Ritika Behl

1. Review Article titled ‘Perinatal depression, perinatal mental health, and legal interventions: a medico-legal anthropological concept’ published in Discover Mental Health (Springer Nature, Q3 Journal), Vol. 15, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44192-025-00204-7. 
2. Original Research Article titled ‘Legal Interventions for Perinatal Depression in India: A Qualitative Study with Clinical Specialists Having Expertise in Perinatal Mental Health’ published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) Open, (BMJ Group, Q1 Journal), Vol. 15, Issue 1, 2025. https://doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-093027   
3. Review Article titled ‘Trajectory of Five-Year Plans in India and Emplacement of Perinatal Depression: A Flouted Public Health Issue’ accepted for publication in Vol, 28, Issue 4 of Journal of Health Management, 2026 (Sage Publication, Q2 Journal).
4. Letter to Editor titled ‘Perinatal Mental Health within the Contours of the Indian MTP Act Framework: From the Lens of the Indian Judiciary’, published in the Asian Journal of Psychiatry, (Elsevier Publication, Q1 Journal). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2024.104355.
5. Letter to Editor titled ‘Indicators of Perinatal Mental Health of the Indian Women, and the National Family Health Surveys: Trajectory of Obscurity’, published in the Asian Journal of Psychiatry, (Elsevier Publication, Q1 Journal). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2024.104263.
6. Review article titled 'Judicial Interface with Perinatal Depression in India: An Empirical Analysis and Thematic Review of Published Judgements', published in the Archives of Women's Mental Health (Springer Nature, Q1 Journal), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-023-01391-4.
7. Case report titled ‘Perinatal mental health and justice delivery system in India’, published in the Medico-Legal Journal (Sage Publication, Q2 Journal), https://doi.org.10.1177/00258172231180094.
8. Review article titled ‘Perinatal Mental Disorders: The ‘Non-Liquet’ Facet of Mental Health Legislative Instruments in India’ published in the Journal of Health Management (Sage Publication, Q2 Journal), https://doi.org/10.1177/09720634241236834.
9. Review article titled ‘The World Health Organization’s recommendations on postnatal mental health: The advances made and consolidated limitations’, published in the Ethics, Medicine and Public Health (Elsevier Publication, Q3 Journal), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jemep.2023.100940.
10. Book Chapter titled ‘Perinatal Depression During COVID-19 Pandemic: Need to Introduce Perinatal Mental Health Services Under Indian Reproductive Health Rights Framework’ in an edited book titled ‘Gendered Experiences of COVID-19 in India’, published by Springer Nature, Palgrave Macmillan Publishing House, London, Nov. 2021, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85335-8_10.
11. Book Chapter titled ‘Reproductive Mental Health and Indian Criminal Legal System: An Unexplored Dimension’ for the book titled ‘Handbook on New Dimensions of Gender Mainstreaming and Women Empowerment’ published by IGI Global Publishers, Pennsylvania, United States, Edited by Dr. Moly Kuruvilla & Irene George, 2020). DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2819-8.ch021. 

Work as a reviewer:

1. Working as a reviewer for the journal ‘Archives of Women’s Mental Health’ (SCOPUS Indexed, Impact Factor: 4.45, Publisher: Springer Vienna).
2. Working as a reviewer for the journal ‘Health Science Reports’ (SCOPUS Indexed, Impact Factor: 2.1, Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.).
3. Working as a reviewer for the journal ‘BMC Psychology’ (SCOPUS Indexed, Impact Factor: 2.7, Publisher: BioMed Central (BMC)).
4. Working as a reviewer for the journal ‘Journal of Maternal-Feral & Neonatal Medicine’ (SCOPUS Indexed, Impact Factor: 1.7, Publisher: Taylor & Francis).
5. Working as a reviewer for the journal ‘Journal of Psychiatric Research’ (SCOPUS Indexed, Impact Factor: 4.465, Publisher: Elsevier).
6. Working as a reviewer for the journal ‘International Journal of Medical Informatics’ (SCOPUS Indexed, Impact Factor: 4.9, Publisher: Elsevier).
7. Working as a reviewer for the journal ‘Healthcare for Women International’ (SCOPUS Indexed, Impact Factor: 1.23, Publisher: Taylor & Francis).
8. Working as a reviewer for the journal ‘Indian Journal of Human Development’ (SCOPUS Indexed, Impact Factor: 0.36, Publisher: Sage).
9. Reviewed chapters for the edited book titled ‘Gender Equality and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences from India’, Edited by Dr. Moly Kuruvilla and Ms. Irene George to be published by Palgrave Macmillan, London.
10. Reviewed chapters for the upcoming book by Symbiosis Law School on the theme ‘Exploring the Contemporary Women Rights: Issues and Challenges’, published in the year 2020.
11. Reviewed chapters for the book titled ‘New Dimensions of Gender Mainstreaming and Women Empowerment.’ published by IGI Global Publishers, Pennsylvania, United States, Edited by Dr. Moly Kuruvilla and Ms. Irene George.

Consultancy Work:

• Completed a part-time consultancy project with the Indian Institute of Population Health, Gandhinagar relating to India's latest health laws.

Invited International and National Presentations:

1. Was invited as a co-panelist with Dr. Soumitra Pathare, Dr. Shekhar Seshadri, and Dr. Helan Herrman on the topic “The Law, Human rights and Women's Mental health” on 7th March 2025 at the 10th World Congress on Women’s Mental Health, 2025 held at the NIMHANS, Bengaluru.
2. Was invited to run a workshop titled “International Human Rights Treaty- Obligations and Perinatal Mental Health Needs of Women” on 7th March 2025 at the 10th World Congress on Women’s Mental Health, 2025 held at the NIMHANS, Bengaluru.
3. Presented research work titled ‘Postpartum Psychosis and India’s Criminal Justice System’at the International Salon titled ‘Post-Partum Psychosis: How Can We Prevent Infanticide?’ organized by the Reproductive Mental Health Forensics Special Interest Group of the International Marce Society for Perinatal Mental Health, on 25th June, 2024.
4. Invited at Reva University, Bengaluru to inaugurate Center for Sustainable Development Law and Policy on 6th Nov., 2023.
5. Invited as a guest speaker by Alliance School of Liberal Arts, Alliance University, Bengaluru to celebrate mental health day celebration titled ‘Mental Health as a Universal Right’, on 10th Oct., 2023.
6. Chaired a technical session during Virtual International Conference on ‘Women Rights in Developing Countries: Issues and Challenges’ organized by Symbiosis Law School, Nagpur in collaboration with MNLU, Aurangabad, and Jus Corpus on 15th May, 2022.
7. Presented a research paper at an online international conference organized by Bombay Teachers’ Training College, Department of Women’s Studies, University of Calicut and Faculty of Humanities, University of Johannesburg held from 2nd - 3rd February 2021.
8. Presented a research paper at the prestigious 2nd Police Science Congress at Kerala Police Academy held online on 22nd- 23rd October 2020.
9. Presented a research paper at the international conference on Health Laws with Special Reference to Women’s Health Issues held from 14th-15th February 2019, at Campus Law Centre-I, Delhi University.
10. Presented a research paper at the international seminar on Protection of Women and Children Rights: Issues and Challenges held on 12th January 2019 at the Indian Law Institute, Delhi.
11. Presented a research paper at the International Congress on Human Rights and Duties held on 10th December 2016 in New Delhi.
12. Presented a research paper at the international conference on Learning, Education and Pedagogy, held from 8th -9th November 2016 in Singapore.
13. Presented a research paper at the international conference on Women Empowerment in Vijaywada, Hyderabad from 7th-8th March 2014.
14. Presented a research paper at the UGC sponsored national conference on Right to Education: Challenges and Opportunities from 31st August-1st September 2012 at Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
15. Presented a research paper at the international conference on Children and their Rights held in Lucknow, India on 22nd September 2012.
16. Presented a research paper at the UGC sponsored national seminar held at NLIU, Bhopal, India from 3rd-4th March 2012.

Training Assignments / MDPs undertaken:

1. Undertook POSH training at Alliance University, Bengaluru on 11th Feb., 2022.
2. Undertook Online MDP on POSH for Solidaridad Network – NGO on March 8, 2021.
3. Undertook MDP on ‘Stri-Shakti: Empowering Women Leadership: Stress Management and Health’ for Northern Regional Load Dispatch Centre (Power System Operation Corporation Ltd.) on 24th Jan., 2020.
4. Undertook MDP on “Gender Sensitization (POSH)" for WAPCOS Ltd., Gurgaon, on 26th Dec., 2019.
5. Undertook MDP on ‘Stri Shakti Program’ for Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur on 27th Sept., 2018.
6. Undertook MDP on ‘Gender Sensitization and POSH’ for DS Group, Noida on 4th Aug., 2018.
7. Undertook MDP on ‘Gender Sensitization’ Program at KRIBHCO, Noida on 26th Sept., 2017.
8. Undertook MDP on ‘Domestic Violence and Sexual Harassment’ at Central Warehousing Corporation, New Delhi on 8th March, 2017.

Training Programs, Workshops and Seminars attended:

1. Successfully completed a two-weeks interdisciplinary refresher course organized under the aegis of the Ministry of Education, by Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi, on ‘Research Methodology and Data Analysis’ from 17th May – 31st May 2021 with Grade A.
2. Successfully completed the orientation programme organized under the aegis of the Ministry of Human Resource and Development, by the Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi, from 26th June – 24th July 2020 with Grade A+.
3. Attended National Workshop on Qualitative Empirical Methods in Legal Research organized at National Law University, Delhi from 12th -14th December 2019.
4. Attended International Workshop on “Ethics in Legal Education” organized at Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi from 13-14th September 2019.
5. Attended ‘Capacity Building Programme for Law Teachers’ from 14th Jan.- 25th January 2019 organized at National Law Institute University, Bhopal.
6. Attended Professional Development Workshop for Law Teachers and Advocated on “Family Court Practice and Justice to Women and Children” organized by IBA-CLE Chair on Continuing Legal Education, NLSIU, Bangalore and Menon Institute of Legal Advocacy Training, Trivandrum and ILS College, Pune held from 17th -21st September 2014 in Pune, India.
7. Attended National Consultation on Domestic Violence Act, 2005 organized by the Centre for Social Research on 22nd December 2015 in New Delhi.
8. Attended international seminar on “Community Lawyering” organized by City University of New York School of Law and Symbiosis Law School, Pune held on 17th November 2008.
9. Attended international seminar on “Anti-Corruption Laws” organized by Sheffield Hallam University and Symbiosis Law School, Pune held on 7th March 2009.
10. Worked as a Research Assistant for Dr. Tamara Relis, Ph.D. London School of Economics & Columbia University for the duration of three years (2005-2008) for her book 'Perceptions in Litigation and Mediation'.