Spandana

Spandana works as an Assistant Project Manager and Research Associate at the Centre. She is part of the project ‘Capacity Building of Service Providers, Caregivers & Child Protection Functionaries for Integrating Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) in Child Protection Systems in India’. She holds a Master’s degree in Psychology with a specialization in Counselling from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara.

When she’s not working, she’s likely binge-watching films and series, travelling to meet her long-distance friends, or thinking about food, design, and fashion. 

Professional Interests: Community mental health with a social justice lens, research and advocacy, teaching, and working at the intersections of caste, class, gender, and other identities.