Our Initiative
Mental health programme
Comprehensive mental health services for persons suffering from mental illness initiated. Emphasis on prevention, early treatment, and continuity of care in communities, promoting social integration of people with mental health needs.
- Rehabilitation of the recovering mentally ill patients – day care services include Occupational, Animal assisted, Bowen, Dance, Yoga therapy. Engagement in exercises, recreation, kitchen skills group activities. Counselling facilitates patient’s behavior modification, improve their anger management, self -esteem, relations, personal hygiene.
- Support group for parents to address concerns and issues affecting mentally ill patients.
- Psychiatric Out-Patient Department (curative services) for diagnosis and treatment of mental health issues.
- Sheltered workshop for recovered patients – vocational training to make and sell products such as candles, cards, notepads at exhibitions and events.
- Community Mental health (preventive services) – recognition of World Mental Health Day, Sports Day, promote awareness and sensitization programs on mental health and mental illness for public at large, in the industry, and various institutions e.g., police, banks, and training workshops with professionals and para paraprofessionals as well as Life Skills program for adolescent girls.
- “Mental Health and you” booklet developed for understanding mental illness
The rehabilitation day care services for the mentally ill will be reinitiated in due course. Mental health clinic and mental health awareness for the community at large is ongoing.
Emphasis of work is on the mental health of the senior citizens and their caregivers and families. Focus on prevention of mental health issues through mental health assessments, outpatient mental health clinic, and promotion of their psycho- social well-being.
