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  • Comment: The Business Standard source is good, but the study "was supported and funded by Ananya Birla Foundation." Kovcszaln6 (talk) 08:19, 31 July 2025 (UTC)


Ananya Birla Foundation
Formation2020; 5 years ago (2020)
FounderAnanya Birla
Typenon-profit organization
Purpose
  • Mental Health
  • Livelihoods & Women’s Economic Empowerment
  • Social Advancement
Location
Websiteananyabirlafoundation.org

Ananya Birla Foundation is an Indian non-profit organisation which was founded in 2020 by Ananya Birla.

Activities

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  • Project Blank Slate: A rural mental health research initiative launched by the Ananya Birla Foundation in 2023–24, dedicated to understanding mental health challenges among women in rural Maharashtra. The multi‑phase study investigates personal narratives, barriers to care, and cultural coping strategies, with the objective of designing sustainable interventions and increasing awareness in underserved communities.[1][2]
  • Project One: An arts‑education programme providing music training and resources for underprivileged youth in India. Launched as part of ABF’s outreach, it aims to build life skills and creative expression through structured music education opportunities.[3]
  • SMHI: A joint programme with the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS) and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, launched in mid‑2024. It delivered preventive, promotive, and curative mental health services to students in grades 6–12 across 35 government schools. The intervention included classroom‑based sensitisation, school‑based clinics and mobile mental health vans, reaching over 20,600 students and sensitizing more than 500 teachers by early 2025. [4]
  • DITSU: In 2024, the Ananya Birla Foundation partnered with the Government of Punjab to launch the Data Intelligence and Technical Support Unit (DITSU), a first-of-its-kind public-private initiative under the state’s flagship campaign Yudh Nasheyan Virudh (War Against Drugs). Headquartered at the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar State Institute of Medical Sciences in Mohali, DITSU serves as a central hub for real-time data analysis, technical insights, and cross-agency coordination to combat drug and substance abuse. The Foundation supports the initiative by aiding in key personnel recruitment, co-developing a digital platform to monitor drug trends, and driving evidence-based reforms. The unit also focuses on prevention, treatment, and enforcement by supporting capacity-building of frontline workers and launching awareness campaigns across educational institutions.[5][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Project Blank Slate".
  2. ^ Gala, Pooja; Ticku, Arunima; Pawar, Tanvi; Sapre, Shivani; Gupta, Pooja; Iyer, Kaavya; Kapoor, Hansika; Kalahasthi, Rupa; Kulkarni, Savita; Iyer, Poorvi (2024). "Perspectives and presentation of mental health among women from rural Maharashtra (India): A qualitative study". Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health. 11 e40. doi:10.1017/gmh.2024.28. ISSN 2054-4251. PMC 11016358. PMID 38618481.
  3. ^ "Project one".
  4. ^ Standard, Business. "Ananya Birla & IHBAS are on the Frontline Bringing Mental Health Awareness Directly to Our School Campuses". www.business-standard.com. Archived from the original on 2025-07-25. Retrieved 2025-07-31. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ India, Fortune (2025-06-27). "'Joining the fight against drugs in Punjab': Ananya Birla, Punjab govt unveil ambitious anti-narcotics mission". Fortune India. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
  6. ^ Bureau, EP News (2025-06-27). "Punjab Government and Ananya Birla Foundation launch DITSU to strengthen drug abuse response". Express Pharma. Retrieved 2025-07-31. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ "BHAGWANT MANN GOVERNMENT AND ANANYA BIRLA FOUNDATION JOIN HAND TO INTENSIFY FIGHT AGAINST DRUGS". www.deshsewak.org. Retrieved 2025-07-31.