Resource person (inset) speaks to the audience at workshop on ‘mental health
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One day workshop on ‘mental health’ was conducted for People with Disabilities (PWDs) and their parents by Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) Tuesday at Mokokchung Compound Baptist Church. Altogether 40 PWDs and their parents attended the programme.
The resource person MS TB Hospital Dr. Aka spoke on the topic whereby he highlighted the types of mental illness and its causes.
Dr. Aka asserted that as parents and relatives or neighbors one need to accept mental illness as any other illness and treat the person with concern and sincerity.
He then added that acceptance and support for the mentally ill person is vital to their existence.
Chairman (C & SS) Imchawati Kichu also highlighted the rights of PWDs and encouraged the mass to constructively advocate so as to access their given rights and added that rights should be used as means to empower the PWDs.
The workshop was led by CBR worker Bendangmongla and associate Pastor MCBA Narola pronounced the invocation prayer.
Source : Nagaland Post , 27th August
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