Diana Thomas is working as a research consultant and has a master's degree in Social Work (Children and Families) from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in his press meet on 10 July 2020 informed that from 25 March 2020 onwards,i.e. ever since the lockdown to contain COVID-19 came into effect in the state, 66 children had died by suicide.