About Us

• Background

  

  The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that over 450 million people globally suffer from mental disorders and they account for about 12% of the global burden of diseases, this is... Continue reading

   

• Theatre Practitioners

  

  Andy Barrett The co-founder and Artistic Director of Excavate theatre company, Andy has written all of the company’s shows, and has co-directed the majority of them. His other work for... Continue reading

   

• Objectives

  

  This proposal details a novel and highly collaborative approach to our understanding of how urban and rural communities in Kerala, India construct mental health literacy (MHL) for mental health well... Continue reading

   

• Our Focus

  

  Our emphasis is on formulating knowledge in new, creative and accessible ways, through use of applied theatre and media engagement as an intervention to enable knowledge to be used in... Continue reading

   

Research Framework

• Research Questions

  

  Our overall research question is: How effectively can we promote culturally appropriate MHL in urban and rural communities using applied theatre methodology? This will be addressed through specific research questions:... Continue reading

   

• Link to UN SDGs

  

  Our vision is to work towards the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development goals (SDGs) 3, 5, 8, and 10. These SDGs comprise: 3 – Good Health and Well-being 5... Continue reading

   

• Research Team

  

  Principal Investigator – Professor Raghu Raghavan (De Montfort University, DMU) Raghu is an expert in transcultural mental health and wellbeing, will lead, integrate, represent this project. Raghu’s clinical background is... Continue reading