Vibha Salaliya is a nationally recognized mental health nurse and recipient of the Florence Nightingale Award.

She has been instrumental in the implementation of the Peer Support Volunteer (PSV) model, which has now scaled across four government mental hospitals in Gujarat. Through this revolutionary initiative, over 3000 individuals with mental illness have achieved economic independence, and 426 patients have transitioned from care receivers to care givers — breaking the stigma and cycle of institutionalization.

Her clinical innovations have drastically reduced hospital stay durations from 90 to 43 days by integrating psychotherapeutic approaches, life skills training, family reintegration strategies, and vocational rehabilitation initiatives.

Vibha has also trained over 6000 frontline professionals across Gujarat.