Suniel Shetty invests in mental health app

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₹55 crore over the next two years in the app to offer accessible, inclusive mental health support to people and provide a solution to help end the stigma of mental health. The made-in-India app, Shetty said, will democratize mental health treatment in India and worldwide. “I have seen the dedication of Manun since he launched Veda and when he came up with the idea to launch an app to make it affordable and accessible to people, my first question to him was how can I help? This app is a significant step in supporting people with mental health tools and online therapy so they can thrive in all aspects of their lives.

There is a huge gap in the existing landscape of mental health support and Letsgethappi has a unique blend of inclusivity and provides a safe haven for users to seek anonymous support without the fear of any stigma or judgment. The App is our single-minded commitment to address the blindspot existing in the understanding and acceptance of the social aspects of mental health in India," Shetty said. Veda, which launched its first centre in Mumbai in March 2021, has opened two more centres — one each in Bengaluru and New Delhi.

It plans to open four more in this fiscal — Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chandigarh and Chennai. However, the centres are super-premium with every four patients at a time and charge around ₹6 lakh per month. “I have been wanting to offer services to a large part of society, but the kind of offline centres that we have are very costly.

So I have been thinking of launching an app, which could offer help to people at a marginal cost. Each session on the app will cost just 500 and it solves issues like accessibility, affordability, and anonymity. We are just trying to make more and more people aware,"