Smashing not just Breaking the Stigma around Mental Health - In Conversation with Dr. Nachiketa Sinha ( Part 1 of 2)

Dr Nachiketa Sinha, consultant psychiatrist is a dedicated
professional working towards breaking stigmas. Working in New
Brunswick, Canada since 2006, he has been active in initiating
important changes to mental health delivery systems and has a
unique ability to bring different stakeholders together for a
common goal. He is also known for playing an instrumental role in
the introduction of Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) in New
Brunswick.





A graduate in Bachelor of Surgery and Bachelor of Medicine from
Karnatak University, Dharwad, India, Dr. Nachiketa Sinha
completed his training in Psychiatry at the Bedfordshire and
Luton NHS Trust, Cambridge Deanery. He then went on to attain his
post-graduation in Master of Business Administration in
Healthcare from the University of British Columbia's Sauder
School of Business in Vancouver, Canada.  





As an assistant professor he has been involved in various
academic activities including teaching and supervising medical
students and residents in the Psychiatry department at Dalhousie
University, since 2008 or 2009.





He is also an assistant professor with the Faculty of Medicine at
Dalhousie University in Halifax, N.S. He is also the author of an
internationally recognized self-help book, Empowered and Strong.





Dr. Sinha moved to the Moncton area in NB, Canada in February
2016. Prior to this, he served the communities of Woodstock and
Perth-Andover in the picturesque Upper River Valley. Some of his
interests center around providing equity in treatment and he is
recognized nationally for his role in providing culturally
appropriate psychiatric care to the First Nations communities of
New Brunswick. 





His work with First Nations communities involved teaching and
educating stakeholders, including Health Canada, the New
Brunswick Department of Health, the Assembly of First Nations,
and local health authorities regarding such topics as:


• Mental health


• Mental illness


• The impact of residential schools 


• The impact of colonization


• PTSD


• Addictions


• Lateral violence


• Sexual abuse





He has and continues to regularly contribute mental health
related information through social media including; LinkedIn and
Twitter, and most recently he has started doing short videos on
Instagram: @drnachiketasinha; please follow him to help spread
the word in support of mental health.