Full Description
`A worthwhile collection of experiences from several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) across India in the field of mental health.... A useful sourcebook in gaining insight of the various non-formal efforts in mental health care delivery in India' - Psychological MedicineIn the third world, research evidence shows that mental disorders are amongst the commonest and most disabling health problems in the community. The enormous scale of the burden of mental illness becomes worse because of poor access and availability of appropriate health care for most of the sufferers.The non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have played an important role in filling gaps and innovating new models of health care in under-served populations, but their work has rarely been documented.This book is the first comprehensive documentation of the NGO movement that deals with mental health problems in India. It has brought together 17 different NGOs from all regions of the country. They deal with a wide range of mental health and allied issues, from severe mental disorders to substance abuse to trauma and violence to suicide prevention and dementia in the elderly. Successes and limitations of each NGO as a service provider have been critically examined.This book also demonstrates the innovative methods adopted by the NGOs to meet the needs and challenges of mental health. In the last chapter, the editors have drawn lessons from the experience of the NGOs and have linked them to the thematic issues pertaining to the NGO role in mental health services in the country.
Contents
Introduction - V Patel and R TharaThe Role of NGOs in Mental Health CarePART ONE: SEVERE MENTAL DISORDERSMeeting the Challenges of Chronic Mental Illness - R TharaThe SCARF ExperienceThe Medico-Pastoral Association - Lata M Jacob and Ellen B ShindeNeed-Based Initiatives by Volunteers in Mental Health CareRehabilitation against the Odds - S KalyanasundaramThe RFS ExperienceParipurnata - Joyce SiromaniA Hope for WholenessDeveloping Community-Based Services for Serious Mental Illness - S Chatterjee, A Chatterjee and S JainA Rural SettingPART TWO: CHILD MENTAL HEALTHKaizen at the Grassroots - Pramila BalasundaramThe Samadhan ExperienceSangath - Nadita de Souza and Vikram PatelFamilies as PartnersThe Research Society for the Care, Treatment and Training of Children in Need of Special Care - PC Shastri and Tehmi Shroff Antarnad - Apurva Shah and Venugopal A Dream in the MakingPART THREE: WOMAN'S MENTAL HEALTHGender, Violence, Sexuality and Health - Jasjit PurewallRedefining the MatrixCentring 'Woman' in Mental Health - Bhargavi DavarPART FOUR: SUICIDE PREVENTION AND COUNSELLINGSneha - Lakshmi Vijayakumar Working with SuicideSuicide Behaviour Is a Window for Mental Health - Amresh ShrivastavaThe Prerana InitiativePART FIVE: SUBSTANCE ABUSEFacing Challenges in the Field of Addiction - V Thirumagal and Shanthi RanganathanToward a Humane Drugs Policy and Programme - Molly Charles and Gabriel BrittoThe Story of AMEND - Nirmala SrinivasanThe Association of the Mentally DisabledA Beacon of Hope for the Victims of Dementia - K Jacob RoyADRDSNGOs in Mental Health - R Thara and Vikram PatelMeeting the Need
