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Dr. Kersi Chavda:

Past president of the Bombay Psychiatry Society.
He had been chairperson of the task force of the Indian Psychiatric society (IPS) dealing with school psychiatry and counselling.
Member of the task force of the IPS dealing with ethical boundaries between clients. This is now being taken up by the IMC as a guideline across Indian health services
He was a chairperson of the task force of the IPS dealing with the LGBTQ community. He managed to issue a position statement that was quoted in the landmark judgement by two of the five learned judges when they repealed Section 377.
He was Panel member of the IPS task force that laid down clinical guidelines for the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Currently Advisor of the IPS Task Force dealing with School Psychiatry.as well as Chairperson of the IAPP (Indian Association of Private Psychiatry) committee for College psychiatry.
His field of interest is kids. He had been part of the first panel of the Maharashtra government that had laid down concessions for Learning Disabilities in Mumbai.
He is on the advisory board of the Mental Health Panel of Project Mumbai 2 -State Govt enterprise dealing with psychological problems of the MMR region.

The Bombay Psychiatric Society
The Indian Psychiatric Society
The Indian Association of Child and Adolescent Mental Health
President, Bombay Psychiatric Society (2009-2010)
Panel member, Indian Association of Private Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Chapter
In Academic Council of the National Institute for Mental Health
Founder Member of "Prafulta", one of the biggest NGOs dealing with Mental Health in Mumbai
On the Govt. panel for providing concessions for Learning Disabilities to students appearing for their board exams in Maharashtra