The Glitch in Mental Health Awareness Campaigns in India

By : Shagnik Saha

Page No: 131-139

Abstract
The current paper explores the perceptions of lay persons about the different Mental Health professionals and their roles in context of the various Awareness Campaigns that are being organised and conducted in India to explore if awareness about mental issues is lacking in some regards indirectly thereby leading to a deceleration of the entire progressive move towards destigmatisation and information dissemination aimed at encouraging help seeking in case of Mental Health needs.

Author :
Shagnik Saha : Assistant Professor, Psychology – Amity University, Panvel, Mumbai