She has a Master’s degree in public mental health from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. She has worked for more than a decade towards community integration of people with severe mental illness, in India, Middle East and USA. Mona has worked with humanitarian aid agencies in providing psychosocial services to displaced populations and training the field staff in psychological first aid. Having lived closely with mental illness for most years of her life, she likes to write narratives on living with mental health issues. She is working with a national group in India for ensuring civil rights and dignity of people living with mental illness.