Coordinated, not centralised
We respect the independence of every individual and organization. The Alliance is a public square, not a parent body.
About the Alliance
A coalition for Kerala's mental health ecosystem.
ഏകോപനവും കൂട്ടായ പ്രവർത്തനവും — കേരളത്തിന്റെ മാനസികാരോഗ്യത്തിനായി.
The Kerala Alliance for Mental Health brings together mental health professionals, organizations, institutions, and concerned citizens working across the state — to advocate for meaningful policy reform, coordination, and systemic change.
Our position
Kerala has the expertise. What we need is a collective pulse.
For decades, Kerala has built a public health record that the rest of India studies. Yet for mental health, our progress has been quieter and more uneven — concentrated in cities, fragmented across departments, and rarely visible in policy.
Dozens of capable professionals, NGOs, academic departments, and government programmes already do extraordinary work. The Alliance is not here to replace them. It is here to give them a shared room, a shared voice, and a shared seat at the policy table.
We are an early-stage coalition by design. Our scope, governance, and membership will evolve as more partners join.
Principles
How we work together.
Evidence-informed
Policy, practice, and advocacy positions rest on the best available Kerala-specific evidence.
Rights-based
Our reference is the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 — care that is consensual, community-based, and dignified.
Public and accountable
Statements, demands, and member lists are made openly. The work is collective, the record is transparent.
Kerala-rooted
We respond to Kerala's specific demographic, cultural, and institutional realities — including in Malayalam.
Hopeful and grounded
We refuse despair and we refuse spectacle. The work is steady, humane, and long-horizon.