A mental health awareness programme ‘You Are Not Alone’ was organised at Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Technology and Science (SGRRITS), Patelnagar, Dehradun, on Wednesday. The programme was organized under the aegis the ‘live love laugh Foundation’. Famous film personality Deepika Padukone is the founder of the organisation.
The Director of the institute Dr Preeti Kothiyal said that the mental health has become a key issue in our day-to-day lives. “Mental illness is an issue that can no longer be ignored. Just as one promotes the benefits of physical fitness, mental health too, needs to come to the forefront,” she said.
According to recent statistics released by the World Health Organization (WHO) one out of every four person suffer from some form of mental illness in their lifetime. However the professional healthcare resources available to help individuals with mental disorders are very much limited. The problem is further compounded by the cultural stigma and discrimination faced by individuals and their families, interfering with their ability to seek the right help.
The live love laugh Foundation (TlllF) aims to make mental health less of a taboo and to give students and teachers the right tools to deal with mental illness.large number of students and faculty members participated in the programme.