Mental health needs to be understood: Imtiaz Ali
Mumbai
October 10, 2017
On World Mental Health Day on Tuesday, filmmaker Imtiaz Ali
said mental health needs to be understood and dealt with compassion.
"Mental health is something that needs to be understood and treated as common as
being sick physically," Imtiaz said in a statement.
He attended an event
'The Happy Place', for which over 150 students across 20 schools came together.
Hosted by the Aditya Birla World Academy along with Mpower, the event was a
platform for all these children to share their creative ideas and thoughts on
the mental health movement in India.
"I was extremely happy and proud to
see the performances by the children at Aditya Birla World Academy. May the
tribe increase," Ali said in a statement.
The students participated in
competitions across dance movement therapy, street plays, photography,
filmmaking, singing, research proposal poster competition and writing.
Mpower, founded by Neerja Birla, aims to be the movement that affects change and
destigmatize mental health issues in India.
Mumbai
October 10, 2017
On World Mental Health Day on Tuesday, filmmaker Imtiaz Ali
said mental health needs to be understood and dealt with compassion.
"Mental health is something that needs to be understood and treated as common as
being sick physically," Imtiaz said in a statement.
He attended an event
'The Happy Place', for which over 150 students across 20 schools came together.
Hosted by the Aditya Birla World Academy along with Mpower, the event was a
platform for all these children to share their creative ideas and thoughts on
the mental health movement in India.
"I was extremely happy and proud to
see the performances by the children at Aditya Birla World Academy. May the
tribe increase," Ali said in a statement.
The students participated in
competitions across dance movement therapy, street plays, photography,
filmmaking, singing, research proposal poster competition and writing.
Mpower, founded by Neerja Birla, aims to be the movement that affects change and
destigmatize mental health issues in India.
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