Our Work

Mental Health Beyond Conventional Settings

Manttaq works across clinical, academic, institutional, and community settings, with particular attention to places where mental health needs are most often overlooked.

Correctional Settings

Work With Punjab Prisons

Manttaq has engaged with correctional and prison settings through programmes involving psychological wellbeing, psychoeducation, research, and professional capacity building.

Psychoeducation session with juvenile prisoners at Rahai School, Camp Jail Lahore — Psychoeducation with juvenile prisoners at Rahai School, Camp Jail, Lahore.

Stress management workshop delivered to prison staff at a district jail — Stress management workshop for prison staff.

Manttaq team at a mental health camp held at a District Jail Hospital — Mental health camp at a District Jail Hospital.

Settings of Engagement

Camp Jail, Lahore
Hafizabad Jail
Okara Jail
Punjab Prisons Department
Prison Headquarters

Areas of Work

Wellbeing initiatives
Burnout management for prison psychologists
Psychoeducational activities and research
Capacity-building and professional support
Engagement with marginalized correctional populations

Marginalized Populations

Working Where Needs Are Overlooked

Manttaq has experience engaging with and conducting research or psychoeducational activities involving diverse and marginalized populations.

Art therapy session run with patients at the Punjab Institute of Mental Health — Art therapy at the Punjab Institute of Mental Health.

Recreational therapy session with patients at the Punjab Institute of Mental Health — Recreational therapy and patient welfare programmes.

Tree planting initiative in the grounds of a mental health institution — Tree planting as part of patient welfare work.

Juvenile offenders — psychological and psychoeducational engagement within correctional settings.
Individuals living with HIV — research and psychosocial engagement.
Substance use disorders — research and psychoeducational activities.
Mental health patients — patient welfare and creative engagement programmes.
Sexual and religious minorities — creating safe spaces for people who are frequently excluded from care.
Underserved communities — community outreach and accessible mental health initiatives.

Academic Collaborations

Bridging Academic Learning and Practice

We collaborate with academic institutions to create opportunities for learning, training, professional development, and practical exposure — including internships with the Centre for Clinical Psychology at the University of the Punjab, and workshops and trainings delivered with government and private universities.

Our Collaborative Network

Academic & Educational

Centre for Clinical Psychology, University of the Punjab
Government universities
Private universities

Clinical & Community

Fairway Clinic
Clinical and therapeutic settings
Community mental health initiatives

Government & Institutional

Punjab Prisons Department
Camp Jail, Lahore
Hafizabad Jail
Okara Jail
Prison Headquarters
Punjab Institute of Mental Health

Collaborations in practice — universities, clinics and correctional institutions.

Manttaq session on the indigenous landscape of forensic psychology at Rashid Latif Khan University

Sara Ishaq receiving a shield as guest speaker at the National University of Modern Languages

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We are always interested in partnerships with institutions, researchers, and community organizations.

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