Shaping the Future of Digital Mental Health in India: A National Round Table Dialogue & Innovation Series

Round Table Dialogue Series


The ICMR–NIMHANS Centre for Advanced Research in Digital Interventions for Mental Healthcare is convening a multi-phase national dialogue series titled “Shaping the Future of Digital Mental Health in India.” This Round Table Series brings together diverse stakeholders to reflect, deliberate, and collaboratively shape the future of digital mental health care in the country.

The series aims to amplify voices from the ground up and translate dialogue into actionable insights that can inform practice, research priorities, and policy directions in India.

Participants are invited to join one roundtable that best aligns with their background and experience.

Round Table Dialogue I – Mental Health Service Providers

20 February 2026 | 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Board Room, Convention Centre, NIMHANS
A dedicated space for clinical psychologists, counsellors, psychiatrists, therapists, and allied professionals to share real-world experiences with digital mental health tools. Discussions will explore opportunities, cautions, challenges, and pathways ahead, irrespective of participants’ current level of digital tool usage.

Round Table Dialogue II – Mental Health App Users

21 February 2026 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Board Room, Convention Centre, NIMHANS
This session centres user voices—bringing together individuals who have explored or used mental health apps and platforms. Participants will share experiences, expectations, and concerns to help ensure that digital mental health solutions remain user-centred, ethical, and responsive to real needs.

Round Table Dialogue III – Mental Health App Developers

21 March 2026 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Board Room, Convention Centre, NIMHANS
A dialogue space for developers, technologists, and innovators working in digital mental health to discuss practical challenges, ethical dilemmas, design considerations, and implementation bottlenecks, while sharing insights on what works and what needs strengthening.

Register here: https://linktr.ee/centerfordigitalmentalhealth