Areas of Impact Annual Report 2012 Volunteer in India Interview with Dr. Shah Phase I: Mental Health Education Phase II: Medical Treatment

Areas of Impact

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Volunteer in India

Have in interest in mental healthcare systems or volunteering India? Volunteer with us in Vadodara, in Gujurat, India!

Interview with Dr. Shah

View an Interview with Dr. Sandip Shah, our collaborator in Vadodara, Gujarat, India

Phase I: Mental Health Education

We have already educated over 2,500 rural citizens in 19 villages. Help us continue!

Phase II: Medical Treatment

We are currently treating over 120 patients free-of-cost.

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About the MINDS Foundation

On May 15, 2013

The MINDS Foundation is a nonprofit organization that provides grassroots mental health education programs, medical treatment, and reintegration services in rural India.

As a student at Wesleyan University, CEO & Founder Raghu Appasani volunteered in India and was exposed to the state of its rural mental healthcare system. He decided to do something about it and founded MINDS in 2010 along with a group of Wesleyan peers.

Through our 3-phase grassroots program, we operate in 19 villages in Vadodara, Gujurat. We’ve educated over 1,000 individuals in the Vadodara region and are currently treating over 120 patients free-of-cost through our partner, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth University. MINDS has conducted four research studies with the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Wesleyan University. Our program was also evaluated by the Mount Sinai School of Medicine’s Global Health Program.