MeHelP on Janam TV, Kerala
Impact on the urban and rural community in Kerala, February 2020
This international interdisciplinary partnership research project that examines the applicability of evidence-based interventions of Mental Health Literacy (MHL) for urban and rural communities through a multi-centre study using participatory theatre and media. This is a three-year project based in Kerala, India funded by Economic and Social research Council (ESRC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF)
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Impact on the urban and rural community in Kerala, February 2020
Kerala short film festival aims to spread awareness on mental health. The fest is being conducted online from November 8 by MeHeLP, a collaborative project between Indian and UK-based scholars... Continue reading
About Us
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
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
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 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
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
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
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