The Red Door India
The Red Door (TRD) was set up in 2011 by Reshma Valliappan and Aparna Sanyal. The idea behind TRD came from what was already a growing movement across the world – to form an intersectional response to emotional distress. This understanding came from cutting-edge research in the social and neurosciences, being used in successful models of recovery from mental illness in different parts of the world.
Over the years, The Red Door has become an important voice for advocacy in mental health. It has presented at UN conventions, been part of government consultations and shared its perspectives at multiple civil society conferences.
In the past, we have worked with street children, professionals and students. We have organized workshops, events and a festival on mental health.
Reshma is an artist, with a diagnosis of Schizophrenia, while Aparna is a documentary filmmaker.