Panel debate, poster exhibition mark World Mental Health Day in Kozhikode

October 10, 2023 06:15 pm | Updated 08:56 pm IST - Kozhikode

School students watching an exhibition held as part of World Mental Health Day in Kozhikode on Tuesday.

School students watching an exhibition held as part of World Mental Health Day in Kozhikode on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh

The Government Mental Health Centre, Kozhikode, on Tuesday held a series of events to mark the World Mental Health Day.

The theme for this year is ‘Mental Health Is A Universal Human Right’. Actor Nishanth Sagar, lawyer Maya Krishnan, human rights activist Dinu Veyil, among others, participated in a panel discussion held on the topic.

The other events held at the hospital included an essay competition for school students, quiz competition, and an awareness session on mental health. A poster competition on the need for mental health was organised on the hospital premises. District Medical Officer K.K. Rajaram formally opened the events and Bindu Thomas, superintendent, presided over.

A street play, flash mob, poster exhibition, and awareness sessions were held at the Government Medical College too.

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