Mental Health Workshop by Department of Sociology

Schedule Event Date: 13th May 2026

Concept Note
Mental health has increasingly emerged as a critical area of concern within contemporary society, particularly in academic spaces where students and educators negotiate multiple forms of pressure, uncertainty, and transition. Rather than viewing mental health solely through a clinical or individualistic lens, this workshop seeks to situate it within broader social, cultural, and institutional contexts. It aims to open up a space for reflection on how experiences of stress, anxiety, alienation, and emotional vulnerability are shaped by structural conditions and everyday social interactions. The workshop is designed as an interactive and dialogic platform that encourages participants to engage with mental health not as a problem to be “fixed,” but as an ongoing process of understanding the self in relation to others and the world. It will focus on fostering awareness, reducing stigma, and cultivating empathetic modes of listening and engagement. Through guided discussions, reflective exercises, and facilitator-led sessions, participants will be invited to explore the textures of their lived experiences and develop more nuanced ways of responding to them.