The COVID-19 pandemic has led to disastrous socio-economic implications. To understand the impact of the pandemic on various aspects and highlight the centrality of mental health in an individual’s life. ETI and PATH collaborated to release a white-paper series 'Breaking the Barriers: Pathways to addressing mental health and long-COVID impact in India. The papers were authored by Dr Vikram Patel, Founder Sangath & Pershing Square Professor, Global Health, Department of Global Health and Medicine, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Dr Virander Singh Chauhan, Emeritus Professor and Founder, ETI; Mr Neeraj Jain, Country Director- India & Director- South Asia, PATH; Dr Madhura Swaminathan, Chairperson, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation; Ms Susan Ferguson, Country Representative - India, Ms Poonam Muttreja, Executive Director, Population Foundation of India; Dr Hindol Sengupta, Vice President, Invest India; Ms Guriya, Assistant Manager, Invest India, DRISHTI Desk; Mr Siddhartha Jha, AI/Digital Program Manager, Fondation Botnar and; Dr Ulla Jasper, Policy Officer, Fondation Botnar.