The Kautilya Society, NLUO, in collaboration with the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, is organising a panel discussion on mental health as a social and structural crisis in higher educational institutions.
Eligibility
• Open to all students, faculty, and external participants.
Event details
• Topic: “Beyond Individual Distress: Re-evaluating Mental Health as a Social and Structural Crisis in Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs)”.
• Date: 6 September 2026.
• Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
• Platform: Google Meet.
• The discussion will examine student mental health beyond an individual clinical framework, with a focus on structural, social, and institutional factors affecting mental health in higher educational institutions.
• The discussion draws upon the Report submitted by Vidhi in collaboration with Kautilya Society fellows to the National Task Force on Mental Health of Student and Prevention of Suicides in HEIs.
Other details
• Panellist: Dr. Debadutta Mohapatra, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, AIIMS Bhubaneswar.
• Panellist: Shireen Yachu, Senior Resident Fellow, Health, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy.
• Panellist: Pratyay Panigrahi, Research Fellow, Founders’ Office, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, Delhi.
• Panellist: Somya S. Mohapatra, Mental Health Expert.
• Joining Link: Google Meet Link.
How to apply
Interested candidates may join the panel discussion through the prescribed Google Meet joining link.
