Addressing the mental health crisis in premier tech institutes, IIT Roorkee has begun formulating a thorough campus policy. The February 15 announcement highlights a strategic push for comprehensive well-being services.
The Wellness Centre spearheads the draft, with contributions from welfare deans, wellness associates, psychologists, outsiders, and academics, guaranteeing a multifaceted document.
Enter Sahyog 2.0: an influential cross-IIT platform that leveraged collective wisdom post its 2024 precursor. Echoing Supreme Court and UGC calls, it tackled policy blueprints, risk mitigation, urgent aid systems, and institutional roles in support networks.
Conversations zeroed in on SOP development for crises and harmonizing IIT-wide standards, fostering unity in care delivery.
Attendees spanned IIT leadership, experts from AIIMS Rishikesh, Chandigarh’s GMCH, Delhi’s IHBAS and IPK, Lucknow’s KGMC, Mumbai’s TISS, Sonipat’s O.P. Jindal, Kolkata psych institutes, Mariwala, DU, and Uttarakhand’s SIF. Standouts included Supreme Court legal input and anthropological views.
Institute head Prof. K.K. Pant noted, ‘Mental wellness is vital for scholarly achievement. Such collaborations prove our resolve.’
This blueprint not only fortifies IIT Roorkee but could catalyze reforms elsewhere, embedding mental health as a core educational pillar for sustained student success.