‘Migrants in slums experience higher burden of depression, but show resilience’

Pune | Thursday | 15th November, 2018

Summary:

(Representational image)For the first time, an international research project in Pune will focus on the mental health resilience of internal migrants. (Representational image) British university undertakes a project to explore mental health issues faced by internal migrants in the city. British university undertakes a project to explore mental health issues faced by internal migrants in the city. These migrants experience a higher burden of anxiety and depression, said Professor Raghu Raghavan, a mental health expert and director of the Mary Seacole Research Centre at De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester, United Kingdom. These institutes will develop a collaborative model of applied theatre practice to explore mental health and well-being among migrant slum-dwellers..