Bringing people together
to curate knowledge, facilitate learning
and catalyse collective impact
for mental health
Bringing people together
to curate knowledge, facilitate learning
and catalyse collective impact
for mental health
Soft launch of the India Mental Health Alliance at the Dasra Philanthropy Week in February 2024 with stakeholders from the mental health ecosystem.
gap in
access to mental
health care
in India
of global depression,
suicides and
addiction are in India
children in India
grapple with
mental health issues
share a complex,
bidirectional
relationship
with mental health
trillion economic loss estimated in India due to mental health conditions between 2012 and 2030
People’s mental health cannot be seen separately from education, nutrition, health, livelihoods, marginalisation and social justice.
It is equally important to enhance the quality of training, regulation and practice readiness as professionals enter this workforce.
We cannot rely on clinical expertise alone, and must include scalable community-focused approaches, preventive models, and innovative collaborative care models in our focus.
We need to recognise that mental health is affected by a combination of factors at the individual, family, society, community, systemic and socio-political levels.
People’s mental health cannot be seen
separately from education, nutrition, health,
livelihoods, marginalisation and social justice.
It is equally important to enhance the quality
of training, regulation and practice readiness as
professionals enter this workforce.
We cannot rely on clinical expertise alone, and
must include scalable community-focused
approaches, preventive models, and innovative
collaborative care models in our focus.
We need to recognise that mental health is affected by a combination of factors at the individual, family, society, community, systemic and socio-political levels.
We are intentionally aligned
with our vision in large-scale
and detailed thinking
We integrate local cultural
knowledge with resonant and
effective practices
We are inspired and
co-led by people with
lived experiences
We are respectful and
non-pathologizing
We are intentionally aligned with our vision in large-scale and detailed thinking
We integrate local cultural knowledge with resonant and effective practices
We are inspired and co-led by people with lived experiences
We are respectful and non-pathologizing
Professor of the Practice of Global Mental Health,
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Professor of the Practice of Global Mental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Associate Professor,
School of Human Ecology,
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
Associate Professor, School of Human Ecology, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
Head of Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences
Senior Professor of Psychiatry and Dean at NIMHANS
President of the International Association of Women's Health
Senior Professor of Psychiatry and Dean at NIMHANS President of the International Association of Women's Health
Head, Mental Health Initiatives Indira Foundation
Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS
Vice President, Society for Psychotherapy Research- Asia Affiliate Group
Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS Vice President, Society for Psychotherapy Research- Asia Affiliate Group
Senior Consultant Psychiatrist Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research
Founder and CEO,
Agatsu Foundation
Lived Experience Ambassador
Founder and CEO, Agatsu Foundation Lived Experience Ambassador
Assistant Professor,
Jindal School of Psychology and Counselling
Lived Experience Ambassador
Assistant Professor, Jindal School of Psychology and Counselling Lived Experience Ambassador
Founding Trustee, IMHA
Joint Vice Chairperson,
The Shri Ram Schools
Founding Trustee, IMHA Joint Vice Chairperson, The Shri Ram Schools
Founding Trustee, IMHA
Chairman & Managing Director, SRF Ltd
Founding Trustee, IMHA Chairman & Managing Director, SRF Ltd
Founding Cohort, IMHA
Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
Co-founder at Children First
Founding Cohort, IMHA Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist Co-founder at Children First
Founding Cohort, IMHA
Co-founder, Children First
Narrative Family Therapist
Founding Cohort, IMHA Co-founder, Children First Narrative Family Therapist
CEO, The Education Alliance
Founding Cohort, IMHA
Founder and CEO, Amaha
Founding Cohort, IMHA Founder and CEO, Amaha
Founding Cohort, IMHA
Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
Co-founder at Children First
Founding Cohort, IMHA Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist Co-founder at Children First
Managing Trustee & Director, Hope and Strength Initiative
Founder, Typsy Beauty
Youth mental health ambassador
Founder, Typsy Beauty Youth mental health ambassador
Founding Cohort, IMHA
Co-founder, Amaha
Mental Health Ambassador
Founding Cohort, IMHA Co-founder, Amaha Mental Health Ambassador
Executive Director
Head of Programmes
