Kakul Sairam
Kakul Sairam is a lived experience advisor at Burans and a fundraising and philanthropy coordinator at One All Trust. She is a mental health practitioner with personal experience of mental health distress. Her work centres on community mental health, resilience, and gender. Kakul's professional interests lie in developing inclusive mental health services and empowering others through peer support. She has previously worked with organisations including TISS Mumbai, Mahila Samakhya Uttarakhand, BALM, and PRIA.
Areas of expertise
Community mental health, peer support, co-design, project implementation, capacity building
Currently working at
Burans, One All Trust
Articles by Kakul Sairam
May 2, 2025
Rethinking ‘expertise’ in grassroots mental health care
A community-based approach to mental health can ensure that programmes are contextually relevant, equitable, and accountable to the people they serve.
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