My wife (who is a psychotherapist) started this and I am helping her with this. We are using specially curated children's books as a medium to talk about social, emotional and psychological aspects of mental health among adults, adolescents and teachers. We are also building communities and support groupsaround children's books.
This is in India where talking about mental health can often be a taboo subject. People who need/want to talk about this also find it hard to express and there are limited spaces which give you opportunities to do so. We found the abstractness of children's books as a great evocative medium. They also promote play, wonder and joy - aspects which positively impact mental health of individuals.
The project started with a personal journey of grief my wife experienced (death of a parent, diagnosis of other parent with Stage 4 cancer).