In an effort to increase mental health awareness, while reducing the stigma too often associated with mental health conditions, McLean Hospital and the Dr. N.S. Vahia (NSV) Foundation, a mental health NGO based in Mumbai, are collaborating to develop innovative and engaging campaigns to enhance mental health education throughout India.
Education and advocacy are key elements of McLean Hospital’s mission, and the hospital has a deep-seated commitment to improving knowledge and understanding of psychiatric disorders and their treatments globally. Bringing the expertise of McLean internationally through a thoughtful multi-pronged approach that includes public and professional education, the hospital is working through the Deconstructing Stigma campaign toward enhancing the overall knowledge of brain health and encouraging compassion and understanding for individuals living with psychiatric disorders.
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