Shillong, Naiwieng 14 : U MP ka Rajya Sabha James K Sangma ha ka sngi Saitjain ula kdew ia ka Meghalaya Mental Health and Social Care Policy kum ka nuksa ban kyrshan ia ki samla riewlum ki ba krih jaka na ka bynta ka pule puthi bad leit trei.
It was a privilege to deliver a plenary address today at the 4th CPSICON 2026, the International Annual Conference of the Clinical Psychology Society of India, at Don Bosco Institute, Kharguli, Guwahati. My session was on “Mental Health Care for Tribal Youths Migrating for Academic and Livelihood Opportunities: The Policy Perspectives.”
Every year, young people from tribal communities leave home in search of education and work, and many face isolation, cultural dislocation and limited access to culturally sensitive care. The Meghalaya Mental Health and Social Care Policy, approved in November 2022 as the first of its kind in the Northeast when I was Minister in-charge of Health and Family Welfare, offers a useful model. It addresses the social determinants of mental ill-health, builds in cultural security, and rests on inter-departmental convergence and deep engagement with communities.
My thanks to the Clinical Psychology Society of India, Assam Don Bosco University and MYND Foundation for the invitation, and to my fellow panelists and the audience for a thoughtful discussion on this year’s theme, “Innovation and Integration in Clinical Psychology: Advancing Mental Health Care.”
— James K Sangma (@JamesSangma1) November 14, 2026
U James ula kren ia kane ha ka jingialang plenary halor ka phang “Mental Health Care for Tribal Youths Migrating for Academic and Livelihood Opportunities: The Policy Perspectives” ha ka 4th CPSICON 2026, ka International Annual Conference jong ka Clinical Psychology Society of India, ha Don Bosco Institute, Kharguli, Guwahati.
Haba iasam ia ki jingkren jong u ha X, u James ula ong ba kane ka mat ka ktah ia ki hajar ngut ki samla manla u snem.
“Man u snem, ki samla na ki jaidbynriew riewlum ki hap ieh iala ki iing ban leit wad ia ka jingstad bad ka kam, bad bun ki mad ka jinglong marwei, ka jingjngai na ka kolshor bad ki jingduna ki lad ban ioh ia ka sumar sukher kat kum ka kolshor” ula ong.
Ula ong ba ka Meghalaya kala shimkhia ban leh eiei kham kloi ha ka por ba u dang long u Myntri ka Koit ka Khiah.
“Ka Meghalaya Mental Health and Social Care Policy, bala mynjur ha u Naiwieng 2022 kum ka policy ba nyngkong eh ha ka thain Shatei Lam Mihngi ha ka por ba Nga dang long u Myntri ba khmih ia ka tnad ka Koit ka Khiah, ka tyrwa ia ka rukom treikam (model) kaba iarap bha” ong u James.
Ula ong ba ka policy ka iaid palat ia ka jingsumar ban lah weng ia ki daw tynrai.
U James ula ai khublei ia ka Clinical Psychology Society of India, Assam Don Bosco University bad MYND Foundation namar kane ka jingkhot sngewbha, lem bad ki nongkren lem bad ki nongiashim bynta ha ka jingiakren kaba don jingmut halor ka phang “Innovation and Integration in Clinical Psychology: Advancing Mental Health Care.”
