Manasa
The problem of homeless mentally ill population is the product of social neglect and the lack of support from Government agencies. Manasa strives to establish a comprehensive model for care, support and rehabilitation of the homeless mentally ill population of Mysore. The institution also works towards raising public awareness and changing overall attitude towards homeless mentally ill individuals. The pathetic state of homeless people especially the wandering mentally ill, is agonising.
This is coupled with the apathy of the state towards this issue with the result of total neglect of these people and their rights. Manasa is a response to this felt need and seeks to provide a system to address the physical, mental and emotional needs of these people.
Objectives
- Establishment of care and support for homeless mentally ill in Mysore with facilities for rehabilitation.
- To enhance public awareness and gather support for the care of mentally ill destitute. Centre for Rehabilitation of Homeless in Mysore and Bangalore NPK in collaboration with Social Welfare Department, Govt. of Karnataka.
- Integration of basic mental health care with general health services in 27 PHCs in Karnataka
- Advocacy for policy on mental health and homelessness.
- Medical and psychiatric care & follow up
- To Occupational Therapy
- Psychotherapy
- Legal aid and counselling
- Facilitation for the rehabilitation with the family members.
- Psychiatric care
- Social worker for co-ordination at activities
- Capacity building of staff members of NPK.
- Facilitation for the rehabilitation with the family members.
- Providing training for medical officers of PHCs on mental health care.
- Capacity building of the health workers on mental health care – identification, treatment and follow-up, rehabilitation and counselling.
Activities
Transit Care Centre The Transit Care Facility is located at C.A. Site No. 4, Lalithadripura Road, K.C.Layout, Opp. Lalitha Mahal, Palace Hotel, Mysore – 570 011. The Centre serves as a short stay home with a capacity of 50 women. It will be extended to accommodate more people in coming years. The centre provides the following services :
As on February 2013, we have admitted 259 homeless mentally ill women and rehabilitated 211 mentallyfor stable individuals with their respective families in different parts of the country.
Centre Rehabilitation of Homeless (in collaboration with Dept. of Social Welfare, Government of Karnataka)
Centre for Rehabilitation of Homeless (Nirashrithara Parihara Kendra – NPK) is run by the Social Welfare Dept. at Mysore. The following activities at NPK Mysore./
Helpline for Homeless
The helpline is established with the aim of giving support to home-less wandering people at Mysore in getting proper health care and treatment. Once the call is received, our helpline team reaches the spot and assess the person. If the person is a woman and mentally ill she will be taken to Transit Care centre. Others will be taken to appropriate institutions for care and treatment or to their family.
Community Mental Health Care at 27 PHCs
Networking with the Transit Care Centre for rehabilit