Making a Difference Every Day

National Alliance for Mental Health- NAMH- India

Founded on 28 April 2009. 

New Board of Trustees from 07.10.24

1. President- Dr Roy  Abraham Kallivayalil

2. Vice- President- Dr UC Garg (Agra)

3. Secretary- Dr Varghese P Punnoose (Kottayam)

4. Joint-Secretary- Dr. George Varghese K

5. Treasurer- Mr Tomy Mathew

6. Dr. PG Saji

7. Dr. P. Joseph Varghese

Founded on 28 April 2009 at Kottayam, India as a Public Charitable Trust for the advancement of mental health in all its aspects and dimensions. 

The following were the founder Trustees

1. President- Dr Roy  Abraham Kallivayalil

2. Vice- President- Dr JK Trivedi (Lucknow)

3. Secretary- Dr Varghese P Punnoose (Kottayam)

4. Joint-Secretary- Dr UC Garg (Agra)

5. Treasurer- Mr Tomy Mathew

6. Dr. George Varghese K

7. Dr. PG Saji

8. Dr. P. Joseph Varghese

9. Dr. KJ James

10. Dr. KC Baby

1. To promote and advance the subject of Mental Health  and allied sciences in all their different branches

2. To promote the improvement of the mental health of the people and mental health education and to promote Person Centered Medicine in its various aspects.

3. To promote prevention, control, treatment and relief of all mental disabilities.

4. To develop national and international collaboration in the field of mental health among mental health and general health professionals.

5. To promote collaboration between Mental Health, Psychiatry, other medical specialties & general public.       

6. To protect Human rights, legal & economic rights of psychologically disadvantaged and to ensure equality of opportnities.

7. To promote research in the field of mental health and to deal with any matters relating to mental health in the country.

8. To promote ethical standards in the practice of mental health

9. To promote interaction and information exchange among care providers, carers & service users.

10. To bring out publications, books or journals on Mental Health and related subjects  for mental health and general health professionals, teachers, students, social workers and other community gate keepers.