Bangalore Rural Educational and Development Society (BREADS)

World Mental Health Day Celebration at Don Bosco Degree College, Chitradurga

On 14 October 2025, Don Bosco Degree College, Chitradurga, in collaboration with the Centre for Human Intervention and Training in Holistic Rural Action (CHITHRA) and BREADS Bengaluru, organised a special programme to mark World Mental Health Day. The global theme for 2025, “Access to Services: Mental Health in Catastrophes and Emergencies,” highlights the importance of […]

Spreading Awareness about Mental Health in Mundaragi

On 14 October 2025, the Mental health Initiative for Nurturing Development and Support (MINDS) team from Don Bosco Yadagiri conducted a public awareness programme on mental health at Mundaragi (Ashokanagar) village in Yadgiri taluk. During the campaign, 669 community members received awareness pamphlets in their local language Kannada, which explained common mental health concerns, symptoms of […]

MINDing Mental Health

The beats of a dangoora (traditional drum) broke the quiet of the night in Balichakra village of Yadagiri district, calling people to hear the news. The drummer invited the villagers to learn and discuss mental well-being the next day in their Gram Panchayat (village administration) office. Thus, the 57 villagers who assembled there heard of […]