At Conversations: Centre for Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing, we are a team of trained mental health professionals who provide socio-emotional support to students and members of Azim Premji University and Azim Premji Foundation.

We help students learn healthy coping skills to manage their academic demands through their transitional phases and adjust to a diverse peer group and living in a new space.

We help our students and members explore and navigate personal challenges in identity, interpersonal relationships or any other concerns that may come up during their time here.

Our counsellors are trained in queer affirmative practices, are caste and indigeneity sensitive in their approach and are trauma-informed. We prove a safe space with confidentiality. We work and collaborate with other functions of the University with the intent to create a culture of wellbeing and positive mental health on campus. 

Key offerings

• One-on-one counselling
• Support groups
• Group therapy
• Skill-building workshops
• Awareness and sensitisation sessions
• Infographics and other resources and content on mental health
• Biannual newsletter, Dialogues, with various themes around mental health
• Supervised group of students as peer supporters, who are all trained in basic skills of counselling, as another layer of mental health support on campus
• Liaising with the Foundation around mental health and campus outreach activities

Peer Support Team (PST)

The Peer Support programme offers an additional layer of emotional support for students alongside our team of counsellors. The peer supporters are a voluntary group of undergraduate and postgraduate students who are selected, trained, supervised, and mentored by the our team.

They are trained in basic counselling skills, ethics and confidentiality, gender and sexuality, grief and loss, and mental health awareness. They have completed the Suicide Gatekeeper Training conducted by the Suicide Prevention India Foundation (SPIF).

Peer supporters provide one-to-one emotional support, helping students navigate academic, personal, and social challenges. They also promote awareness on mental health and wellbeing and can identify and refer students in distress to our team when needed.

Students can approach peer supporters for concerns such as academic difficulties, adjusting to university life, stress, anxiety, or friendship and relationship issues. Undergraduate students can reach out to undergraduate peer supporters, while postgraduate students can connect with postgraduate peer supporters for support.

Dialogues: Our newsletter

Dialogues is the Conversations team’s biannual newsletter that brings together reflections, stories, and insights on mental health and wellbeing within the University community. It features articles, student and faculty perspectives, creative expressions, and updates on initiatives that promote emotional awareness and collective care. Through Dialogues, we aim to foster open conversations, reduce stigma, and build a more supportive campus environment.

Contact us

Please feel free to reach out to the team at conversations@​apu.​edu.​in