Mariwala Health Initiative

We align with a rights-based, psychosocial approach that considers mental health concerns in the context of disability rights. We expand on the narrow medical understandings of mental health conditions and look at it through a systemic lens. We understand caste, gender, religion, region, ability and sexually based oppression as major contributors to mental health distress. We encourage community-based interventions and actively promote the deinstitutionalization of mental health services. We are a feminist, LGBTQ affirmative and user-survivor centered organization. Mariwala Health Initiative:

• Provides grants and strategic support to organizations and collectives working within communities to provide greater access to mental health services for all 
• Partners with projects that together constitute a multi-pronged approach, through intervention programs as well as advocacy in the areas of law and policy
• Reaches out to marginalized populations and communities to alleviate their mental health concerns
• Invests in capacity building for individuals, organizations, communities, and institutions through training, building networks and knowledge sharing