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Deepika Padukone Named India’s First Mental Health Ambassador by Union Health Ministry

The actor-activist will lead a national push to normalize care and direct people to services like Tele MANAS.

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Overview

  • The Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare announced the appointment on World Mental Health Day after Padukone met Health Minister J.P. Nadda in New Delhi.
  • In the role, she will work with the ministry to expand awareness, reduce stigma and encourage help-seeking, including promoting the Tele MANAS tele-mental health network.
  • Nadda said the collaboration would help take mental health conversations nationwide and underscore mental well-being as a core public-health priority.
  • The announcement coincides with the Live Love Laugh foundation’s 10th anniversary, marked by a visit to Chhindwara, where LLL highlighted school, rural and doctor-training programs and reported supporting 21,931 people across 15 districts in eight states.
  • Online reaction has been mixed, with some social-media users arguing a clinician or mental-health professional should have been chosen instead of a film celebrity.