Tomorrow is World Mental Health Awareness Day. It is a day that is not very well known in Mumbai — it certainly has to catch up with the hi-octane fervour that accompanies Valentine’s Day or Women’s Day. In fact, Mental Health Day falls amidst the ongoing Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW). The World Health Organisation (WHO) states that this year’s theme is dignity in mental health.

Mental Health Awareness Day, like mental health itself, still has to find itself on the radar of Mumbaikars. The week itself is hardly discussed, and the day passes by with a stray seminar, where professionals speak about current trends in mental health.