NEW DELHI: A Delhi government-run hospital will reach out to people living in JJ’s clusters and slums to help those in need of psychiatric treatment in those areas, officials said.
“What we’ve seen and realized is that people don’t speak up or come out if they have depression or other psychiatric disorders. And those who live in these areas are mostly unaware of mental health,” said Dr. Rajinder K. DhamijaDirector, Institute of Human Behavior and Related Sciences (IHBAS) hospital.
“Therefore, we have decided to identify those people, send our team, pick them up from their homes, take them to IHBAS and receive their treatment at the facility,” he explained.
The institute has partnered with all 11 district offices for this initiative. Along with the team of doctors from IHBAS, there will also be workers from Asha and Anganwadi, who will mainly help in the identification of people who need psychiatric or neurological treatment.
“Asha and Anganwadi workers have a greater reach in society and can help find who needs immediate advice,” said Dhamija.
The institute has said it has purchased 11 ambulances and completed the recruitment of 40 people, including doctors, the director said, to take this forward.
The mobile mental health unit initiative was launched last year in September. The mobile units’ decision was made shortly after the second wave when the Delhi High Court also took cognizance of the MMHU proposal and had sought its implementation.
Dhamija further said, “The massive increase in mental health problems may remain untreated or undiagnosed due to the disruption of mental health services. IHBAS, as a leading mental health institute, helped policymakers and medical professionals to deal with post-Covid mental health, as well as capacity building and guidance for clinical practice and training Through MMHU, we aim to reach as many people who are still hesitant to approach psychiatric treatment” .
“What we’ve seen and realized is that people don’t speak up or come out if they have depression or other psychiatric disorders. And those who live in these areas are mostly unaware of mental health,” said Dr. Rajinder K. DhamijaDirector, Institute of Human Behavior and Related Sciences (IHBAS) hospital.
“Therefore, we have decided to identify those people, send our team, pick them up from their homes, take them to IHBAS and receive their treatment at the facility,” he explained.
The institute has partnered with all 11 district offices for this initiative. Along with the team of doctors from IHBAS, there will also be workers from Asha and Anganwadi, who will mainly help in the identification of people who need psychiatric or neurological treatment.
“Asha and Anganwadi workers have a greater reach in society and can help find who needs immediate advice,” said Dhamija.
The institute has said it has purchased 11 ambulances and completed the recruitment of 40 people, including doctors, the director said, to take this forward.
The mobile mental health unit initiative was launched last year in September. The mobile units’ decision was made shortly after the second wave when the Delhi High Court also took cognizance of the MMHU proposal and had sought its implementation.
Dhamija further said, “The massive increase in mental health problems may remain untreated or undiagnosed due to the disruption of mental health services. IHBAS, as a leading mental health institute, helped policymakers and medical professionals to deal with post-Covid mental health, as well as capacity building and guidance for clinical practice and training Through MMHU, we aim to reach as many people who are still hesitant to approach psychiatric treatment” .
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