Psychbigyaan Network Nepal in association with American Space, Teku organized an interaction program on the topic “Dignity in Mental Health” on Monday, October 5 at FNCCI building, Teku. The interaction program was held to celebrate the World Mental Health Awareness Week. The interaction program was held amidst 30 participants with three distinguished guest speakers. The guests were Matrika Devkota, the founder and chairperson of Koshis Nepal ; Nir Prakash Gir, chairman of Nepal Mental Health Foundation and Bishal Dahal, the human resource counselor of National Federation of Disabled Nepal.
An hour and half long interaction was focussed on the overall situation of Mental Health of Nepal. Matrika Devkota stressed on government policy for the inclusive policy in Mental Health. Nir Prakash Giri opined that the negative societal mind set, stigmatization and discrimination as the major barriers for the acquiring dignity in Mental Health. Bishal Dhakal said that the understanding and proper care from family are very essential for the betterment of mentally ill people.
The program was updated live in twitter and the participants asked the questions to the guests after the floor was opened. The event was followed by short snacks and socialization and some light moments with the participants. The video of the entire session will be uploaded on Ocober 10, on the occasion of World Mental Health day. Stay tuned.
Here is the link to the video of our first Psyvhbigyaan Kurakani :
http://www.psychbigyaan.com/kurakani/psychbigyaan-kurakani-1/
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