A working compilation of “Mental Health Services in Bangalore” was released as part of the World Mental Health Day activities [officially observed on 10th of October every year] on the 9th of October, 2015 at Azim Premji University, Bangalore. This is an updated version, created as a resource for all those who need to reach out to mental health services, both within and outside the University. Issue 01 - October, 2015 Compiled by: Students of the course titled ‘Critical Perspectives on Mental Health and Illness’ which is part of the Health and Nutrition Specialization offered to students of the M.A. Development Programme at Azim Premji University, Bangalore For suggestions and feedback, Contact: Benson Issac | E-mail:
[email protected] Mental Health Directory Editorial Collective Anna Abraham | Anu Mishra | Anuya Mudholkar Saumil Sharma | Shivangi Jain Mentor Benson Issac Created By • Akanksha Arya • Sarthak Anand • A.N.Dathathreya Reddy • Saumil Sharma • Ankita Sanyal • Sehaj Singh Raina • Anna Abraham • Shivangi Dadhich • Anu Mishra • Shivangi Jain • Anuya Mudholkar • • Avichal Pathik • Suman • Damini Sharma • TenzinSteffi Mariam Nyima Cherian • Ganga Singh • Vikas Singh • Manish Kumar Dubey • Viraj Kumar Negi • Prasashya Choudhury • Vivek Kumar Tiwari • KM.Preeti • Shubhangini Shitole • Ritesh Kumar • Pankaj Kumar • Ritika Shukul • Chinthakuntala • Sarah Jacobson Vijender Introduction Mental health is an individual’s overall state of mental well-being and not mere absence of disease. Mental illness is stigmatized and individuals suffering from mental illness are considered as ‘patients’; this often prevents people from accessing mental health services. One might say there is a huge conspiracy of ‘silence’ around mental health and an equal extent of ‘noise’ around mental illness, but between the silence and the noise is a vacuum.