Marius Shrubsall
A former consultant with The Banyan, Marius joined BALM in 2021 as the Co-Lead for Sundaram Fasteners Centre for Social Action and Research (CSAR). A former social worker in the United Kingdom for four years, …
Happy New Year
Throwback to the last year! “Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards” Søren Kierkegaard Looking back is important to move forward. We learnt many lessons in the #lastyear, and just …
Exploring narratives of mental health with young adults
In partnership with AISC Partnership between BALM and AISC – CareerX The Banyan Academy of Leadership and Mental Health and The Banyan partnered with the American International School Chennai (AISC) for their Career X internship. The partnership was …
World Mental Health Day Webinar
This year for World mental health day, CTSI in partnership with IDFC FIRST bank, hosted a webinar on October 10th. The theme was – ‘mental health in an unequal world’. The panel consisted of Rachna …
CTSI – Call for volunteers!
Since May 2021, The CTSI has been actively engaged in the training of young volunteers from psychology and social work backgrounds in grief and trauma related work as part of their ongoing GoTN initiative – Grief and …
Shagun Gupta, Msc
She has done her master’s in applied psychology with a specialization in clinical psychology. Her interests include trauma, community mental health, and how biopsychosocial mechanisms contribute to mental health outcomes in minority groups. She loves …
Namrata Rao, MSc
Namrata is a neuroscience graduate passionate about research in psychological trauma and developmental psychology. She began her career as a teacher where she worked with children from underprivileged communities in Hyderabad, India. She did her …
Dr. Archana Padamakar
Her PhD thesis, from Vrije University, focused on Developing A Framework For Adaptive Mental Health Systems for Homeless Women With Mental Health Issues and outlined strategies for continuity of care for caregivers in India. Her …
Training in trauma counselling for BALM students
On 21st September 2021, Ms. Varsha Vinod, CTSI Co-Lead, conducted training for second year students at the Banyan Academy in mental health and trauma-informed counselling. This was a part of their paper in approaches to psychotherapy and counselling. …
Community Mental Health with SAJIDA Foundation, Bangladesh
The Banyan Academy conducted an international training program for trainers in community mental health care for an NGO called SIJDA Foundation in Bangladesh. On 20th September, Ms. Varsha Vinod and Ms. Namrata Rao, Our Centre Co-Leads, trained the course …