DISTRICT MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMME is a community based mental Health care programme based on the guidelines of National Mental Health Programme which is fully funded by the Government of India with the prime objective of Reaching the unreached.

OBJECTIVES

Ø   Early detection and treatment of patients within the community itself.

Ø   To see that the patients and their relatives do not have to travel long distances to go to hospital or nursing homes in the cities.

Ø   To take pressure off the mental hospitals

Ø   To reduce the stigma attached towards mental illness through change of attitude and public education.

Ø   To treat and rehabilitate patients discharged from psychiatric hospitals within the community.

•     This is a special programme to create awareness about mental health and to make psychiatric

services easily accessible at the community.

•     In Tiruppur District we are conducting out patient services in all Government hospitals and Block primary health centres to screen, diagnose, treat, counsel patients and their families.

•     This is a Fixed day programme ,where psychiatric services are available on fixed days of every

month at all Taluk hospitals and Block PHC’S.

•     Regular IEC ,Awareness generation activities, Mental Health Thursday awareness programme and E Poster dissemination on mental health conducted.

•     Training on mental health conducted for medical officers of primary health centres, paramedical

staffs for early identification ,screening and referral services.

•     MANAM Programme implemented and formed Manam ambassador clubs at schools and colleges.

•     In Tamilnadu Government Model School, providing individual counselling to the needy children monthly twice.

•     Dedicated mobile help line- NATPUDAN UNGALODU MANA NALA SEVAI Through 14416 Counselling services are offered under DMHP. Telephonic counselling for attempted suicide patients twice monthly for subsequent 18 months through 104 help line.