Six organisations come together to launch initiative for medical professionals
Six medical and mental health organizations from India and the U.K. have launched the 'Humanising Medicine India Initiative' to support the mental wellbeing of medical professionals. The program aims to reduce stigma and address high rates of burnout and depression among doctors through surveys, webinars, and institutional charters.
Why it matters
Addressing the mental health crisis among medical professionals is essential for maintaining a functional healthcare system and improving patient care quality.
Six mental health and medical organisations from India and the U.K. have come together to launch “Humanising Medicine India Initiative” in line with World Mental Health Day, which falls on October 10.
The organisations are India Mental Health Alliance (IMHA), the Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS), Indian Teachers of Psychiatry, World Psychiatric Association Zone 15, Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (UK), and Accept Support Help Another (ASHA Kerala), according to a press release.
Kavita Arora, founding cohort, IMHA, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, and Co-founder at Children First said, “It is a national initiative aimed at fostering a culture in which medical professionals can acknowledge their own lived experiences of mental health challenges, disabilities, distress, caregiving, grief, and seek support without fear or stigma. The initiative reflects this year’s World Mental Health Day theme of ‘Lived experiences heard: Real voices, real change,” she said.
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