Stall at Pune Arts and Health Festival
NICHE Advocacy Foundation participated in the Pune Art and Health Festival with an interactive mental health stall offering brief screenings and empathy-based activities. The initiative promoted accessible, stigma-free mental health support in a community setting.Date: December 7, 2025
Timing: 4:00- 8:00 pm
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NICHE Advocacy Foundation participated in the Pune Art and Health Festival organised by Taal Arts & Health Foundation on 7th December 2025 at Pune Handmade Papers, Shivajinagar. The foundation set up an interactive mental health stall that focused on accessible and stigma-free engagement with the community.
Visitors were offered brief mental health screenings using PSS-10 and GAD-7, along with an empathy-based activity aimed at encouraging reflection and emotional awareness. The stall was guided by Clinical Psychologists Miraj Khan and Surabhi Joshi, with counselling support from Dr. Sunita Pandit, aligning with the NICHE Cafeteria philosophy of non-clinical mental health outreach.
The initiative received a positive response and emerged as one of the popular stalls at the festival. The efforts were supported by volunteers Reva Ponkshe, Rachana Lokhande, and Nayan Sankpal, whose contribution played a key role in the success of the event.
