Interaction with Villagers about Mental Illness

Mental health problems are very common and Sathyamoorthy Nagar villagers would benefit from greater awareness, as people with poor physical health are more likely to experience mental health difficulties. Equally, people with poor mental health often also have poor physical health.

On February 2, 2017 Ms.Buvana, the Program Co-Ordinator, Santh Manas, Maduari gave a brief introduction about Mental Illness and Mental Retardation. Mr.Vignesh, Psychiatric Social Worker, Santh Manas, interact with the villagers about the different ways of handling and taking care of such people in their home.

This short programme aims to raise the awareness of mental health amongst villagers. It was designed to give a broad overview of what encompasses mental illness, the link between mental and physical health diagnoses and outline some possible treatment options. These sessions provide all the villagers about health care with some general strategies to help support individuals who are worried about their mental health, and advice about where to find extra support.

Ms.Buvana and Mr. Vignesh from Shant Manas are interacting with the villagers