Join us for a webinar on “Reflections on Workplace Mental Health: A Formal and Informal Workforce Perspective,” organised jointly by the Mittal Institute, Harvard Business School–India Research Centre, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health–India Research Centre, and Lancet Citizens’ Commission on Reimagining India’s Health System.
Mental health is increasingly recognized as central to overall wellbeing and productivity, yet workplaces—where individuals spend a significant portion of their lives—often remain sites of psychological stress, distress, and neglect. In both formal and informal employment contexts, the determinants of mental health are deeply embedded in working conditions, power dynamics, and access to support systems. This webinar will explore how work environments affect mental health in both formal and informal sectors, highlight practical ways to support wellbeing, and encourage and encourages dialogue between research, practice, and lived experience, for inclusive mental health approaches for all workers.
Date: Monday, August 25, 2025
Time: 5:30-7:00 pm IST / 8:00-9:30 pm EST
Venue: Online on Zoom
Moderator:
Vikram Patel, Paul Farmer Professor and Chair of Global Health and Social Medicine, and Head of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School at Harvard Medical School
Speakers:
• Mirai Chatterjee, Chairperson, SEWA Cooperative Federation
• Geeta Kumar, Coach and Founder, Pragati
• Shekhar Saxena, Consultant, Former Professor of the Practice of Global Mental Health, Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health, Former Director, Mental Health, World Health Organization
• Kirti Sharda, Faculty in Organizational Behavior, IIM Ahmedabad
