Anjali is a rights-based mental health organisation. Anjali provides advocacy, capacity building for counselling, data collection and analysis, case support, holds workshops and training, and publishes resource material for people with psychosocial disabilities. Check out their “Media and Blogs” as well as “Others” section under “Reports” for more information on mental health. Anjali is based in Kolkata.
Befrienders is a suicide prevention network operating in 32 countries, including India. Their website provides information and referrals to support services. They provide support via telephone helplines, SMS messaging, face-to-face discussions, internet chat, outreach and local partnerships. Click the ‘Find a Helpline’ to link to information about services in India.
Centre for Mental Health Law and Policy (CMHLP)
CMHLP is based in Pune and promotes the rights of persons with mental disabilities through capacity building. It collaborates with stakeholders from multiple disciplines including policymakers, mental health professionals, researchers, civil society organisations, persons with lived experience and the media.The website offers several online courses including a diploma in Mental Health, Human Rights and Law run by the Indian Law Society in collaboration with the World Health Organisation.
This site has a variety of mental health resources for men. There is information about depression, triggers, suicide, risk factors and more. They also have some practical tips on managing mental health, a self check test for depression and finding a therapist . Additionally, there are stories from men who have experienced depression or other mental health issues.
iCall Psychosocial Helpline (TISS)
iCALL – Initiating Concern for All is a telephone and email based counselling service run by School of Human Ecology, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, that offers free telephone and email-based counselling services, to individuals in emotional and psychological distress, across age, language, gender, sexual orientation and issues, through a team of qualified and trained mental health professionals. It also conducts workshops and trainings for corporates, educational institutions, government agencies, and NGOs. It further provides mental health outreach activities for institutions via conferences, events, posters, brochures, and talks.
They are a national civil society organisation working on the issues of mental health and gender justice for the past two decades. Their work entails embedding mental health within private and public institutions to create accessible and affordable mental health services for the most vulnerable. Their gender justice programme is envisioned to create safer public spaces for women through engaging public transport drivers across the country. They also run a toll free helpline number for availing continuous mental health support telephonically across India free of cost.
Mariwala Health Initiative (MHI)
MHI is an Indian funding agency for mental health initiatives. Check out their resources on various categories including advocacy, lived experiences, human rights and more. The list of their partners provides information about various organisations in India working on mental health.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
NAMI is an American organisation which provides advocacy, education, support and public awareness to people with mental illness and their families. It also provides helpline support and the “About Mental Illness” section provides information about mental health including latest research news on mental health.
Sangath is an NGO based in Delhi, Bhopal and Goa working towards providing physical, psychological and social therapies. Their primary focus areas are child development, adolescent and youth health, and mental health and chronic disease.
This is the website for a Delhi-based NGO that offers counselling services. It features articles on depression, anxiety and mental illnesses as well as an informative FAQ section. They provide facilities such as free and confidential counselling sessions, run a Rehabilitation Centre, conduct workshops (covering topics such as Anxiety, Depression and Self Care) and community outreach programs.
This NGO works on suicide prevention in Kerala and is affiliated to Befrienders India. The website has resources about suicide and depression.
This Chennai-based NGO provides access to mental health for persons living in poverty and homelessness. The website provides information on helplines and hospitals. Read their blogs to learn more about mental health. It runs Emergency Care and Recovery Centres (ECRCs) offering multidisciplinary, person-centred hospital-based care for homeless people with mental health issues They founded The Banyan Academy of Leadership in Mental Health (BALM), a mental health research and teaching institute.