How India is reshaping mental healthcare | FT Standpoint
🇬🇧 English
Millions of people in India struggle to access mental healthcare, with many turning to faith healers for help. But communities are finding innovative ways to bridge the gap between faith and medicine, challenging stigma and bringing treatment to those who need it most. We explore how these pioneering approaches could transform mental healthcare in India.
Published October 10 2026
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.
🇸🇦 العربية
تحول الرعاية النفسية في الهند
Millions of people in India struggle to access mental healthcare, with many turning to faith healers for help. But communities are finding innovative ways to bridge the gap between faith and medicine, challenging stigma and bringing treatment to those who need it most. We explore how these pioneering approaches could transform mental healthcare in India.
Published October 10 2026
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.
كيف تعيد الهند تشكيل الرعاية النفسية؟
تعمل الهند على سد الفجوة بين المعالجين الروحيين والعلاج الطبي من خلال مناهج مجتمعية مبتكرة تتحدى الوصمة وتحسّن الوصول إلى الرعاية النفسية لملايين الأشخاص.
🇧🇩 বাংলা
ভারতের মানসিক স্বাস্থ্য সেবার পরিবর্তন
Millions of people in India struggle to access mental healthcare, with many turning to faith healers for help. But communities are finding innovative ways to bridge the gap between faith and medicine, challenging stigma and bringing treatment to those who need it most. We explore how these pioneering approaches could transform mental healthcare in India.
Published October 10 2026
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.
ভারত কীভাবে মানসিক স্বাস্থ্য সেবা পরিবর্তন করছে?
ভারত, ধর্মীয় উপাচারকদের এবং চিকিৎসা চিকিৎসার মধ্যে ফাঁক পূরণ করে stigma দূর করে এবং লক্ষों মানুষের জন্য মানসিক স্বাস্থ্য সেবার পৌঁছে দেয় মাধ্যমে মানসিক স্বাস্থ্য সেবা পরিবর্তন করছে।
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Transformation der psychischen Gesundheitsversorgung in Indien
Millions of people in India struggle to access mental healthcare, with many turning to faith healers for help. But communities are finding innovative ways to bridge the gap between faith and medicine, challenging stigma and bringing treatment to those who need it most. We explore how these pioneering approaches could transform mental healthcare in India.
Published October 10 2026
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.
Wie gestaltet Indien die psychische Gesundheitsversorgung um?
Indien überbrückt die Lücke zwischen Glaubensheilern und medizinischer Behandlung durch innovative Gemeinschaftsansätze, die Stigmatisierung überwinden und den Zugang zu psychischer Gesundheitsversorgung für Millionen Menschen verbessern.
🇪🇸 Español
Transformación de la atención de salud mental en la India
Millions of people in India struggle to access mental healthcare, with many turning to faith healers for help. But communities are finding innovative ways to bridge the gap between faith and medicine, challenging stigma and bringing treatment to those who need it most. We explore how these pioneering approaches could transform mental healthcare in India.
Published October 10 2026
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.
¿Cómo está reconfigurando la India la atención de salud mental?
India está cerrando la brecha entre los curanderos espirituales y el tratamiento médico a través de enfoques comunitarios innovadores que desafían el estigma y mejoran el acceso a la atención de salud mental para millones de personas.
🇫🇷 Français
La transformation des soins de santé mentale en Inde
Millions of people in India struggle to access mental healthcare, with many turning to faith healers for help. But communities are finding innovative ways to bridge the gap between faith and medicine, challenging stigma and bringing treatment to those who need it most. We explore how these pioneering approaches could transform mental healthcare in India.
Published October 10 2026
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.
Comment l'Inde repense-t-elle les soins de santé mentale ?
L'Inde comble le fossé entre les guérisseurs spirituels et le traitement médical grâce à des approches communautaires innovantes qui défient la stigmatisation et améliorent l'accès aux soins de santé mentale pour des millions de personnes.
🇮🇳 हिन्दी
भारत में मानसिक स्वास्थ्य देखभाल का रूपांतरण
Millions of people in India struggle to access mental healthcare, with many turning to faith healers for help. But communities are finding innovative ways to bridge the gap between faith and medicine, challenging stigma and bringing treatment to those who need it most. We explore how these pioneering approaches could transform mental healthcare in India.
Published October 10 2026
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.
भारत मानसिक स्वास्थ्य देखभाल को कैसे बदल रहा है?
भारत, धर्म उपचारकर्ताओं और चिकित्सा उपचार के बीच की खाई को पाटते हुए, स्टigma दूर करते हुए और नवीन समुदायिक तरीकों से लाखों लोगों के लिए मानसिक स्वास्थ्य देखभाल तक पहुंच बढ़ा रहा है।
🇮🇩 Bahasa Indonesia
Transformasi Pelayanan Kesehatan Mental India
Millions of people in India struggle to access mental healthcare, with many turning to faith healers for help. But communities are finding innovative ways to bridge the gap between faith and medicine, challenging stigma and bringing treatment to those who need it most. We explore how these pioneering approaches could transform mental healthcare in India.
Published October 10 2026
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.
India cara mereshape pelayanan kesehatan mental?
India menutup antara penyembuh kepercayaan dan perawatan medis melalui pendekatan komunitas inovatif yang menantang stigma dan meningkatkan akses pelayanan kesehatan mental untuk jutaan orang.
🇯🇵 日本語
インドのメンタルヘルスケア変革
Millions of people in India struggle to access mental healthcare, with many turning to faith healers for help. But communities are finding innovative ways to bridge the gap between faith and medicine, challenging stigma and bringing treatment to those who need it most. We explore how these pioneering approaches could transform mental healthcare in India.
Published October 10 2026
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.
インドはどのようにメンタルヘルスケアを再構築していますか？
インドは、信仰癒やし手と医療治療の橋渡しを革新的なコミュニティアプローチで行い、ステイグマに挑戦し、何百万人もの人々のメンタルヘルスケアへのアクセスを改善しています。
🇧🇷 Português
Transformação da assistência de saúde mental na Índia
Millions of people in India struggle to access mental healthcare, with many turning to faith healers for help. But communities are finding innovative ways to bridge the gap between faith and medicine, challenging stigma and bringing treatment to those who need it most. We explore how these pioneering approaches could transform mental healthcare in India.
Published October 10 2026
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.
Como a Índia está reconfigurando a assistência de saúde mental?
A Índia está fechando a lacuna entre curandeiros espirituais e tratamento médico através de abordagens comunitárias inovadoras que desafiam o estigma e melhoram o acesso à assistência de saúde mental para milhões de pessoas.
🇷🇺 Русский
Трансформация психиатрической помощи в Индии
Millions of people in India struggle to access mental healthcare, with many turning to faith healers for help. But communities are finding innovative ways to bridge the gap between faith and medicine, challenging stigma and bringing treatment to those who need it most. We explore how these pioneering approaches could transform mental healthcare in India.
Published October 10 2026
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.
Как Индия перестраивает психиатрическую помощь?
Индия закрывает разрыв между верующими healers и медицинским лечением через инновационные сообщественные подходы, которые 도전 stigma and улучшают доступ к психиатрической помощи для миллионов человек.
🇨🇳 简体中文
印度心理健康保健转型
Millions of people in India struggle to access mental healthcare, with many turning to faith healers for help. But communities are finding innovative ways to bridge the gap between faith and medicine, challenging stigma and bringing treatment to those who need it most. We explore how these pioneering approaches could transform mental healthcare in India.
Published October 10 2026
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.
印度如何重塑心理健康保健？
印度通过创新的社区方法弥合信徒与医疗治疗的差距，挑战污名化，提高数百万人的心理健康保健获取途径。