PRIDE is a Wellcome Trust-funded programme (2016-22) that aims to develop and test a suite of scalable, evidence-based interventions addressing the major share of the adolescent mental health burden (i.e., anxiety, depression and conduct difficulties) in India....
Domestic violence is a form of Violence Against Women that is highly prevalent in India and has been found to have associations with short- and long-term mental health disorders, particularly depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and suicidal ideation....
SAVERA, a pilot study by Sangath, sought to build effective communication and to develop coping and problem-solving skills amongst adolescents living in government or NGO run Childcare Institutions (CCIs). The pilot study paved the way for mental health care to adolescents vulnerable to or experiencing...
This study aimed to qualitatively explore the experiences of survivors of domestic violence in families affected by a relative’s drinking, in order to ultimately inform the development of effective and culturally acceptable interventions for this population. As such, we aimed to listen and respond to...
Millions of family members across the world are affected by the addictive behaviour (alcohol, drugs, gambling, etc) of a relative, which usually has a highly stressful impact on these affected family members or AFMs (AFMs are the parents, siblings, spouse, children of the individuals suffering...
In Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC), Alcohol Use Disorders or AUDs account for high levels of disability. In India, there are disproportionately high rates of AUDs and alcohol-attributable mortality relative to the volume of alcohol consumed per capita. Despite the magnitude of the problem, there...
Alcohol consumption and HIV/AIDS are both major public health concerns in India. Both of these have been found to be closely related in different parts of the world. Heavy drinking may lead to an increase in sexual risk behaviour. However, in India, we have very...
QAAD addressed the key public health issue of illicit drug use in the adolescent population (ages 18-24). Through interviews with adolescents and healthcare providers, this study investigated the understudied landscape of drug use behaviours, with the purpose of analysing the characteristics of illicit drug use...
MAV aimed to develop a culturally relevant, male-led intervention for Gender-Based Violence (GBV) that has the potential to facilitate a change in local attitudes about GBV and reduce the experience of GBV among local women in rural Rajasthan, India. The premise of MAV was that...
Alcohol dependence is a major and growing social problem with high morbidity and mortality in India. However, the number of existing de-addiction centres providing treatment for alcohol dependence is inadequate to meet the requirements. This effectively means that a large proportion of people with alcohol...
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