Mental Health counselling for Adolescents in India

                                               MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELLING FOR ADOLESCENTS

                                                 ACTIVITY REPORT (JULY TO DECEMBER 2019)

Work Area:

Bapunagar, Rakhiyal, Gomtipur, Saraspur and Ramolareas in East Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Objectives :

• To identify psychological problems prevailing among adolescents.
• To intervene with adolescents so that they develop better coping skills to lead a better quality of life.
• To provide psycho-education to parents where need arises.
• To train teachers of schools in Bapunagar in providing support to adolescents.
• To hold hands of teachers and monitor their performance.

Awareness Meetings

A total of 91 awareness raising meetings with 1860 adolescents were held at the community and school level. These meetings primarily focused on their day-to-day issues that have to be faced by them effectively with more strength and courage. The counsellor made efforts to identify the problems of the adolescents by noting their shared responses during the awareness meetings.

A total of 435 cases were provided Counselling at the school and  the Centre over the said period. 

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS OF THE CASES

To summarize the total of 435 adolescent cases that were intervened with... 

• 434 cases (99%) fall under counselling category and 1 case (1%) fall under psychiatric category.
• A majority of them faced academic problems, while few faced emotional / behavioural/ personal problems and family issues.
• Adolescents at the secondary stage (age group ranging from 16-22 years) seem to face more problems. Majority of them are going to school followed by school dropouts. Most dropouts are from Std.8 and 10.

THANK YOU FOR THE CONTINUED SUPPORT!