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More than half of Amaha respondents waited over a year to seek mental health care
More than half of people surveyed by Amaha waited over a year before seeking professional help for mental health concerns.
The 2026 report is based on answers from 13,825 people who responded before beginning care with the mental healthcare provider, between October 2025 and September 2026.
Only 11.3% sought help within a month of noticing concerns.
Before seeking professional care, 54.5% had spoken with friends or family and 44.6% had tried self-help; 56.2% reported thoughts of self-harm.
Anxiety was the most common concern, followed by stress and low mood.
By the time they sought care, only 12.3% said they could manage all daily tasks, while 27.3% could not manage most tasks or any at all.
The findings highlight how long people may go without professional support and the role friends and family can play in helping them find care.
More than half of the respondents in Amaha’s Mental Health Report 2026 had lived with mental health concerns for over a year before seeking care.
The report was based on responses from 13,825 people who answered questions before beginning care between October 2025 and September 2026.
Only 11.3% sought help within a month of experiencing concerns.
Anxiety was the most commonly reported concern, followed by stress and low mood.
Only 12.3% said they could manage all their daily tasks when they reached care.
- Who
- 13,825 people who answered questions before beginning care with Amaha.
- What
- More than half had lived with mental health concerns for over a year before seeking care.
- When
- The responses were collected between October 2025 and September 2026; the report was published on October 14, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Not stated.
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13,825 people answered questions before beginning care with Amaha.
Amaha’s Mental Health Report 2026 was reported by ET HealthWorld and the Times of India.
- Respondents
- 13,825
- Survey period
- October 2025 to September 2026
- Help within one month
- 11.3%
- Most common concern
- Anxiety, reported by 72.1%
- Daily functioning
- 12.3% said they could manage all their daily tasks
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India’s progress in mental health must be judged by whether people can get timely, effective care, not simply by how openly we talk about it. These are the accounts of people who reached us; they should make us ask who is still unable to access care.
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