The Parivartan Trust works with people with a range of mental health problems in diverse settings in India to;
Enable access to evidence based care and treatment in an accessible, acceptable and affordable manner
Promote the social inclusion of people with mental disorders by enabling citizenship rights and meaningful employment opportunities
Parivartan was established by Dr. Shaila Dabholkar and Dr. Narendra Dabholkar, who through their work related to superstitions, realised that lack of awareness of scientific treatments for mental health problems and addictions is one of the most important reasons for exploitation, stigma and exclusion.
Our work involves:
Developing, piloting, implementing and assessing effectiveness and feasibility of integrated community based care models through task sharing for common mental disorders, severe mental disorders, epilepsy and addictions.
Work force development through training of lay people, volunteers, non-specialist primary care health workers and primary care doctors.
Support groups for patients and caregivers
Enabling access to employment and basic citizenship rights such as banking facilities and identity cards.
Developing various collective work enterprises using local technical skills and expertise
Developing a cadre of peer support workers
Developing a wide variety of community engagement tools such as short films, documentaries, posters and slogans.
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Services Offered
In the last few years, the Parivaratan Trust has been involved in developing mental health programs like the INCENSE and JAN MAN SWASTHYA (People’s Mental health) that translate evidence-based treatments for people with a range of mental disorders into community based care. Through these programs across different parts of India, Parivartan has accumulated an in-depth understanding of both, individual factors as well as health system and social contexts that influence access to treatments for priority mental disorders.
Fees and Payment
Not for Profit
Services Offered To: Adults Teens Children
Languages: English Hindi Marathi
Payment: Sliding Scale
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