Manomitra - Mental health awareness program July 2023

Manomitra - Mental health awareness program

On 15th July Manomitra event was conducted at the premises of Hindumitra Seva Foundation, Yelamanchili, by Psychologist from Apollo Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Mr. K. Ravikanth. This was supported by Hindumitra Sri. Ramachandra, a full time staff of Hindumitra Seva Foundation.

The initial segment was a group session on Anger Management which was delivered for 1.15 minutes, consisting of what is anger, roots of anger and techniques to manage anger. It was a highly interactive form attended by 25 to 30 participants.

The session began with recollecting the key points learnt from the previous Manomitra session on sleep hygiene. Some participants were asked to share the summary. Few of the have come forward to share their inspiring experiences of how sleep hygiene was effective to them, then went on to elaborate on some of the key points to all participants.

The second segment was mental health consultation for individuals. As a part of this therapy sessions were conducted for 9 people. Some of them had psychiatrist consultation by Dr Srinivasa Malladi. Of the 9 patients four were counselled with anxiety management techniques while two patients who had Mental illness were furthered referred for medical management with psychiatrist.

Our Aim is to address and eradicate taboo and stigma associated with mental health issues in the rural communities. We hope to conduct these events on a regular basis to raise awareness on mental health and improve accessibility to address their problems.