Amiti Varma

Amiti Varma is a Program Director and Research Fellow at the Centre for Mental Health Law & Policy, ILS, where she currently leads and oversees the vertical on education and training, focused on facilitating access to evidence and best practices on mental health, suicide prevention, and rights-based approaches.

Her research experience and interests lie in mental health policy and systems research to support evidence-based decision making at national and sub-national levels, through data synthesis, consultations, and consensus-building. She has also provided technical support to state governments and non-governmental partners, including to the Government of Sikkim for the co-development of the Sikkim Integrated Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Strategy, 2025-2030.