Mental Health

Mental Health – Community-Based Counseling, Awareness, and Stress Management Recognizing the rising mental health challenges in tribal and rural communities Seba Jagat has initiated community-driven mental health program that aims to create awareness, build local capacities, and offer accessible psychosocial support. Our interventions begin with demystifying mental health issues through awareness campaigns that challenge stigma and myths around mental illness. We organize village meetings, youth group discussions, school and college sessions, and street plays to open conversations around emotional wellbeing, depression, anxiety, substance use, and stress. Special attention is given to vulnerable groups, including adolescent girls, single women, the elderly, and persons with disabilities, who face a compounded risk of mental distress. We also train community mental health volunteers in basic psychosocial first aid, empathetic listening, and early identification of mental health issues.