Chandigarh University Celebrates World Mental Health Week with Focus on Technology’s Role

The Department of Psychology at Chandigarh University, part of the University Institute of Liberal Arts and Humanities, recently hosted a one-day seminar connected to World Mental Health Week 2025. The event was dedicated to using technology in mental health to positively influence its impact on people and bring students, faculty, and mental health advocates together in a day of learning and discussion.

Prof. (Dr.) Shubh Mohan Singh, a prominent psychiatrist of the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, was present at the seminar. Dr Singh is renowned as a community psychiatrician and a pioneer in brain stimulation treatment. His speech emphasised the increasing significance of digital devices like teletherapy services, mental health applications, and digital literacy programs in promoting emotional well-being and expanding access to mental health services.

Respondents addressed questions regarding the use of technology to build stigma-free spaces and encourage inclusive mental health treatment. The seminar closely corresponded with the mission of Chandigarh University of the comprehensive development and sustainability of students, with their mental health being one of the most important educational pillars in modern times.

Some of the points discussed were the advantages of tele-mental health in accessing remote communities, the role of mobile apps in providing emotional support in everyday life, and the effects of technology-based therapies in the clinical environment. This event promoted the discussion of mental health, breaking the old boundaries and emphasising the potential of modern technology.

This is an activity that is being done as Chandigarh University continues to help enlighten mental health awareness and offer practical resources and tools that help in taking care of emotions. The University remains on the leading edge of blending mental health education to modern solutions in a supportive campus atmosphere to both students and the staff.

With the challenges of mental health increasing worldwide, the initiative of Chandigarh University represents a progressive and timely solution in the quest to achieve improved mental health with technology being treated as an important partner.