Upcoming Workshop
SEHAT is hosting a workshop on mental health in India in conjunction with EPHP - June 8th, 2026
Call for Papers: Mental Health Research in India - Pre-Conference Session
[Deadline for submission: Wednesday, April 1st, 2026]
IIM Bangalore invites submissions of papers for presentation on mental health in India at a pre-session of the
Annual EPHP conference. https://ttnsoas.iphbengaluru.res.in/5th-edition-ephp-2026/ These sessions will be
held at IIM Bangalore on Monday, June 8th, 2026.
These pre-conference sessions, sponsored by the SEHAT Study will provide participants an introduction to
public datasets from the SEHAT study and recent findings from ongoing research. The SEHAT Study is a
collaborative research project studying mental health across India led by Duke University, IIM Bangalore,
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, and University College London. The sessions will include
presentations of papers selected from this call for papers, as well as new findings from SEHAT.
Submission Guidelines:
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500 word (maximum) structured abstract with introduction, objectives, methods, results, and conclusion.
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Submissions from all social sciences and public health fields are welcome. Quantitative research papers that rely on data from India will be prioritized.
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Papers that are unpublished at the time of submission will be preferred; recent publications (papers published in 2026) will also be considered for presentation.
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Questions may be addressed to phc4uhc@iimb.ac.in
April 1 Submit papers using this link
May 1 Selected papers will be notified
May 15 Submit full papers
June 8-9 Attend SEHAT and EPHP
Agenda
Paper Session 1
Papers TBD
9:15-10:30
Welcome
Opening Remarks
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Arnab Mukherji (IIM Bangalore)
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Manoj Mohanan (Duke University)
Overview of the SEHAT Study: Design, data structure, data elements
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Arnab Mukherji (IIM Bangalore)
10:00-12:00
12:15-1:30
Paper Session 2
1:30-2:45
Papers TBD
Lunch
3:00-4:15
Paper Session 3
Papers TBD
4:15-4:30
Closing and Group Discussion
Funding Acknowledgement
This workshop is supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health & Human Development of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R01HD107420 (PI: Mohanan and Maselko). The content of presentations in the workshop is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
This workshop is co-sponsored by the Health Economics and Policy Initiative at IIM Bangalore. For more details, visit: https://www.iimb.ac.in/health-economics-policy/index.php
To learn more about the SEHAT project, please visit www.sehatstudy.org Further information on papers, publications, and data availability will be posted in coming months.