Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an international fellowship for one’s living alcohol free life. The Secretary of the Society for Mental Health in LAMIC (SoMHiL), Bornali Das was invited as mental health professional to speak on biopsychosocial model to deal with alcoholism, arranged by Guwahati Chapter, Assam.
The President of the Society for Mental Health in LAMIC (SoMHiL), Mythili Hazarika had received a certificate as a master trainer on mental health issues in adoption-related matters organised by Central Adoption Resource Authority, Ministry of Women & Child Development (MoWCD), Government of India.
The President of the Society for Mental Health in LAMIC (SoMHiL), Mythili Hazarika is one of the panelists for Kavyavarsha International Women’s Day special presentation in collaboration with Assam Cancer Care Foundation (ACCF), a government of Assam and TATA Trusts initiative, and Girl Up Tezpur on Awareness on cervical cancer and deterioration of mental health in Indian women.
Bornali Das, the Secretary of the Society for Mental Health in LAMIC (SoMHiL) was a panelist in celebrating International Women’s Day with a panel discussion on Work Place Violence, organised by ASIS International.
The President of the Society for Mental Health in LAMIC (SoMHiL), Mythili Hazarika was invited as one of the speakers in public health awareness webinar organised by Public Health Study Circle, Northeast Region (NER).
Bornali Das, the Secretary of the Society for Mental Health in LAMIC (SoMHiL) is invited as a resource person in two-day capacity building programme for women welfare officers and district coordinators under Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme of 15 districts, organised by State Resource Centre for Women, Assam (SRCW, Assam).
“Nature” reports the initiatives of the President of the Society for Mental Health in LAMIC (SoMHiL), Mythili Hazarika and her colleagues to tackle the psychological impact of the COVID pandemic in the State of Assam, Republic of India. “Profile of distress callers and service utilisation of tele-counselling among the population of Assam, India: an exploratory study during COVID-19” by Hazarika et al. and published in the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) is highlighted. Focus is drawn to the “Best Practice Guidelines for Telepsychology during Disasters (COVID-19 Pandemic)” by Hazarika et al. The report also throws light to the state-wide remote mental-health service called Monon wherein 400 volunteer counsellors were trained and anyone who tested positive for COVID-19 in Assam received a call from the service. This proactive approach helped overcome stigma and lack of awareness related to mental illness, and the service had called more than 43,000 people.
Bhabhot Bibhur is a short film by NEVARD on drug abuse released on 3rd December, 2020. The film is directed by Biraj Deka and the Story/ Screenplay/ Script/ Dailogue by Divash Kashyap.
President of Society of Mental Health for LAMIC (SoMHiL), Mythili Hazarika writes an editorial about Disability on The Assam Tribune. http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/at.asp?id=dec0620/Page6
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