Article in Deccan Chronicle
On 20 November 2018, the Deccan Chronicle featured an article about the MeHeLP INDIA project. The article highlights the project’s aim to spread awareness with the help of practices such... Continue reading
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DMU to lead significant new mental health project in India
The launch of the MeHeLP India project has just been announced on the De Montfort University website. As the article notes: “Working with mental health users and their families, this... Continue reading
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
