Aastha Sethi, MA

Bio

Aastha Sethi is a Senior Officer, Policy and Advocacy (Rights) for United for Global Mental Health where she is leading a project on integrating mental health into climate change policies across six countries. She has over seven years of experience working in suicide prevention, policy change, and mental health advocacy. She led a project on a pesticide suicide prevention in India, working with regional partners to advocate for pesticide bans to reduce suicide mortality.

Aastha was selected as a Chief Minister's Fellow in Maharashtra, working with senior government executives to drive policy change. As a fellow and strategy consultant for the state, she supported the health department in identifying crucial gaps in mental health programs.

Aastha was also selected as a Future Leaders Connect Fellow (2021) by the British Council. Aastha holds a B.A. (Honors) in Psychology from Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi, and a Master’s in Development Studies from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.