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A
project on gender training, best practices, legal capacity
building and
legal aid in mental health
(2004-2005)
Project
site: Vadodara, Gujarat
 Gujarat
Mission
The
Government of Gujarat created the Mental Health Support Programme
(MHSP) to facilitate mental health services and interventions
in the State. Bapu Trust was a core member of the team, led
by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, which brought
out the Mental Health Mission Report, 2003. This report emphasized
that gender, ethics, best practices and law are fundamental
to creating an enabling environment for mental health sector
development in the state.
Our
Purpose
…
is to strengthen environment and capacity for gender sensitive,
patient centered thinking and ethico-legal jurisprudence
in mental health.
We
aim, in this project, to generate information, and create
capacity on ethics, good practices, gender, consumer and
legal concerns in the mental health sector in Gujarat.
Our project has two main objectives:
Research
In
the project period, we are conducting research studies and
documentation in the following areas:
- Custodial
institutions and mental health care: A study
of institutions in the context of mental health care
(mental hospitals, jails, beggars’ homes, women’s
shelter and police custody)
- Centering
the user in mental health: A survey of different
stakeholders (users, carers and mental health professionals)
on values and attitudes towards mental illness, patient
awareness and satisfaction with the services
- Judicial
decisions in Gujarat: A study on district
and session court decisions in the context of mental
health
- Women
and mental health: A case study analysis
- A
consultative report on good practices in mental healt
Pilots
During
the project period, we will be running the following pilots:
- Gender
and mental health: A two week training programme
for mental health professionals, representatives
of NGOs, women’s groups and carer’s groups
- Law
and mental health: Training programs for
lawyers, judges, legal aid officers, legal aid lawyers,
metropolitan judges and district magistrates and
other legal officers in Gujarat.
We
are working with…
NALSAR,
Hyderabad
WOHTRAC, [Women’s Health, Training, Research
and Advocacy Center] Vadodara
Legal Aid Service Authority, Ahmedabad
Judicial Academy, Ahmedabad
Project
Director: Bhargavi V Davar, Pune
Contact:
Giteshwari
Kale
Project Co-ordinator
M-1 New Vikrambaug Colony
Besides Pratapgunj Post Office
Pratapgunj
Vadodara- 390 002
Tel: 0265-5596008
Email: camh_guj@yahoo.com
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