Problem Statement: (1) Dearth of cross-sectional, inclusive and holistic knowledge and insights around the mental health crisis in Pakistan (2) Lack of meaningful and consistent discourse around mental health in Pakistan (3) Gaps in the identification of practices that negatively impact mental health of children, youth, men and women (4) Gaps in the identification and advocacy of practices that ensure mental well-being at individual, household, school, workplace, community and state levels. 

Target Group: General Public 

Proposed Solution: Generate National discourse on Mental Health in Pakistan on: (1) Impact of Covid-19 on Pakistan’s mental health landscape (2) Prevalent Mental Health problems in the country (3) Structural Causes of Mental Health problems (4) Policies and practices that foster mental and emotional resilience among people.

Activities: (1) Knowledge Creation (2) Digital and Media Advocacy (3)Stakeholder Advocacy 

Short-term goals/results: An informed discourse around mental health in Pakistan vis-à-vis the impact of Covid-19 on the mental health landscape of Pakistan; prevalent mental health problems in the country; their structural causes in Pakistan’s larger social, cultural and economic context; and practices that can be adopted by state actors, civil society organizations, private sector organizations, communities, schools, households and individuals to foster mental and emotional resilience among people in their circles of influence.

 Long-term change: Policies on mental health 

Available Metrics: 

• 13 mental health thought leaders engaged through 4 panel discussions


• Digital Reach: **Facebook: 13 posts, 36000 reach, 2100 engagements, 6000 video views + **Twitter: 75 tweets, 58000 impressions, 2700 engagements 

Collaborators: Mahir-e-Nafsiyat, Stories of the soil