promoting mental health and development
promoting mental health and development
promoting mental health and development
our vision
Basic Needs India envisions that the essential needs of all people with mental illness are satisfied and their basic rights are respected and fulfilled.
our mission
our mission is to enable people with mental illness or epilepsy and their families to live and work successfully in their communities by combining health
Approach
Process of Implementation
Community mental health
Brings easy to access and cost effective treatment to people with mental illness, especially form the Government system. Thus assist them in experiencing and acting upon their full potential as human beings in their own communities.
Capacity building
Brings easy to access and cost effective treatment to people with mental illness, especially form the Government system. Thus assist them in experiencing and acting upon their full potential as human beings in their own communities.
Sustainable livelihood
Brings easy to access and cost effective treatment to people with mental illness, especially form the Government system. Thus assist them in experiencing and acting upon their full potential as human beings in their own communities.
Research, policy and advocacy
Brings easy to access and cost effective treatment to people with mental illness, especially form the Government system. Thus assist them in experiencing and acting upon their full potential as human beings in their own communities.
Administration and management
Brings easy to access and cost effective treatment to people with mental illness, especially form the Government system. Thus assist them in experiencing and acting upon their full potential as human beings in their own communities.
A Journey From Mental Illness To Recovery (March 2008)
Is an eighteen minute documentary on Lalaeppa, (stabilized person with mental illness). The film covers the BNI approach in recovery and is used to create awareness among various government departments, CBO’s, NGO’s and policy makers to reinforce the belief that Community Mental Health and Development is one of the options to address the issues of mental health.
WHY BNI?
To initiate programmes that actively involve persons with mental illness and their caregivers to enable them to meet their basic needs and to ensure that their rights are respected and fulfilled.
Do something crazy to raise money for betterment of the people.Working in partnership with community development organizations.
The Value Of Life Is Not In Its Duration, But In Its Donation. You Are Not Important Because Of How Long You Live, You Are Important Because Of How Effective You Live.
THE CHANGE
Kalavva, 40 years, a house-maker, recovered from mental illness, was part of community mental health program in one of the urban partners in Karnataka. She was identified with the help of a community volunteer. When Kallavva was visited first, she was totally bedridden and she could not even interact with people. Her 19 years old daughter Ruma was the sloe caretaker..
