Browsing by Author "Suresh Bada Math"

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    A Report on a Series of workshops on Mental Health Leadership for Maharashtra State
    (Asian J. Psychiatr., 2020) Rakesh Chander; Vinay Basavaraju; Patley Rahul; Kamaldeep Sadh; Shashidhara Harihara; N. Manjunatha; C. Naveen Kumar; Suresh Bada Math
    The article is a report on a series of workshops conducted by the National Institute of Mental Health And Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, India in collaboration with the Government of Maharashtra for the local leaders responsible for leading, organizing and delivering public mental health services throughout the state of Maharashtra. The overarching aim of these workshops was to sensitize and orient the participants on the mental health services offered/provided by NIMHANS, the collaborative activities between NIMHANS and Govt. of Karnataka to further the cause of public mental health and also to showcase the scope of DMHP (District Mental Health Program) activities in Karnataka. The professionals were divided into 5 batches as per their specialty or role i.e. Psychiatrists, Psychologists and Social Work besides the health administrators (Civil Surgeons and District Health Officers). Each batch underwent the training 2-3 days. Major areas covered included: Farmers' suicide, programs, policies and laws for the elderly, orientation to the new Mental Health Care Act 2017 and a fully functioning District Mental Health Program (DMHP).
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    Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) and Her Role in District Mental Health Program: Learnings from the COVID 19 Pandemic
    (Community Ment. Health J., 2021) Patley Rahul; K. Rakesh Chander; Manisha Murugesan; Adarsha Alur Anjappa; Rajani Parthasarathy; Narayana Manjunatha; Channaveerachari Naveen Kumar; Suresh Bada Math
    COVID 19 pandemic has posed challenges for public mental healthcare delivery, particularly in LAMI countries such as India. However, this unique situation has also brought in opportunities to revisit the health system and optimally utilize the available resources. In this brief report, we report one such new initiative in which existing community health workers (CHWs), known as ASHAs (Accredited Social Health Activist) acted as a bridge between patients with mental illness and the District Mental Health Program (DMHP) of Ramanagara district of Karnataka State, India. They maintained continuity of care of 76 patients by delivering mental healthcare services to the patients' doorstep. This has paved the way to rethink and revisit their role in public mental healthcare delivery not only during COVID 19 times, but also beyond.