Team - Mann Mela - Museum of Mental Health Stories

Mann Mela was designed by an interdisciplinary team of young people, including those with lived experience of mental health needs, researchers, designers, artists and technologists.

Team

Pattie Gonsalves

Project Director, It’s Ok To Talk

Strategy and Direction

Sweta Pal

Communications Manager, It’s Ok To Talk

Strategy, Partnerships and Communications

Arunima Gururani

It’s Ok To Talk

Social Media and Events Coordinator

Vikram Patel

Global Mental Health Expert

Harvard Medical School, USA and Sangath, India

Dr Eleanor Hodgson

Clinical Psychologist

Strategy and Psychoeducation

Faith Gonsalves

Public Engagement Specialist

Storytelling, Writing and Curation

Design and art

Artists from Quicksand
Design studio
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Supported by

Wellcome Trust
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Young People’s Advisory Group

Tarini Sehgal
Chinmay Agarwal
Tejaswini Balaj
Kritika Kaul
Rishita Gulati
Pranjal Tiwari
Rhea Mathews

Research advisors

Dr John Naslund

Digital mental health researcher
Harvard Medical School, USA
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Dr Daniel Michelson

Academic clinical psychologist
University of Sussex, UK

An initiative by

Creative Partner

Supported by

It’s Ok To Talk is a public engagement program set up in 2016 that works through new media and the arts, community-based events, training and leadership building and social media campaigns to highlight young people’s lived experiences of mental health needs, and build their capacities to address mental health challenges.

Sangath, E-5, Lane 1,
Western Marg, Saiyad ul ajaib,
Saket 110030, New Delhi, India

info@itsoktotalk.in

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All the information on this website is published in good faith and for general information purpose only. The opinions, beliefs and views expressed by the various storytellers on our website are personal to the storytellers and do not necessarily represent those of Mann Mela, It’s Ok To Talk and Sangath or official policies of Sangath. Any content provided by our storytellers are their own opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, community, company or individual.

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This website includes stories and descriptions of mental health challenges including depression, anxiety and suicide. Therefore, some contents may be upsetting or trigger an adverse reaction. Reader discretion is advised..