Health · Mental Health · 3 hrs ago
More than 2,000 join Bengaluru run to promote youth mental health conversations
More than 2,000 people joined a mental health run at Cubbon Park in central Bengaluru, including around 500 school students.
The event took place ahead of World Mental Health Day on October 10 and offered 3K, 5K and 10K routes.
Grade 11 student Imaan Zara Khan organised the youth-led event to encourage discussion of emotional well-being among young people.
The 3K route, called the “Unspoken Run,” focused on conversations that people may find difficult to begin.
The run was part of Project S.A.F.E., a student-led initiative on adolescent mental health that uses research, storytelling and advocacy.
The project looks at how distress is recognised, how young people seek help and how schools can connect them with support.
Imaan will present the project at a summit in Geneva at the United Nations Office, alongside youth leaders and other participants.
More than 2,000 people, including around 500 school students, took part in the World Mental Health Day Run at Cubbon Park in Bengaluru.
The youth-led event aimed to encourage conversations about emotional well-being among young people.
It featured 3K, 5K and 10K runs, including a 3K category called the “Unspoken Run.”
The event was part of Project S.A.F.E., a student-led initiative focused on adolescent mental health.
Organiser Imaan Zara Khan is due to present the project at the 10th 1M1B Summit in Geneva.
- Who
- More than 2,000 people, including around 500 school students, participated. The initiative was organised by Grade 11 student Imaan Zara Khan.
- What
- A run to encourage conversations about young people’s emotional well-being and mental health.
- When
- Sunday, ahead of World Mental Health Day on October 10. The article does not state the event’s exact date.
- Where
- Cubbon Park in central Bengaluru.
- Why
- To encourage conversations about emotional well-being among young people and make mental health conversations easier to begin.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
More than 2,000 people joined the World Mental Health Day Run at Cubbon Park in Bengaluru.
Imaan Zara Khan is due to present Project S.A.F.E. at the 10th 1M1B Summit at the United Nations Office in Geneva.
- Participants
- More than 2,000 people, including around 500 school students
- Venue
- Cubbon Park, central Bengaluru
- Run categories
- 3K, 5K and 10K
- 3K category
- Unspoken Run
- Initiative
- Project S.A.F.E. (Student Advocacy for Emotional Well-Being)
- Next presentation
- 10th 1M1B Summit, United Nations Office in Geneva
What people are saying
Through S.A.F.E., I want to move the conversation beyond awareness and ask a harder question: when a young person is struggling, what happens next? Who recognises the signs, who responds, and how do they reach the right support?