RoUTES Shillong Programs

Reaching Out and Understanding To Empower Society

Mental Health programs

Mental Health initiatives through preventive, curative and rehabilitative approaches have an important role in the personal growth and societal advancement. In the domain of mental health promotions, the various areas will focus on:

Positive Psychology to strive towards life - satisfaction and well - being by inculcating self-esteem, critical thinking, emotional regulation, adaptation and solution - focused mindsets.

Suicide Prevention and Suicide helpline will be provided to the community as we are witnessing an increasing number of cases.

Substance Dependence Prevention and Intervention programs. Alcohol and drug addiction reflects the society’s inability to deal with stress and hardships in life. The organization aims to sensitize the society about the risks of consuming addictive substances and exploring livelihood opportunities to enhance life satisfaction.

Psychological intervention for the Marginalized: The Abandoned and Underprivileged sections of the society need to heal and recover their self-worth so as to become productive members of the society.

Stress management and Solution - focused interventions for those who have experienced traumas and bereavement using trauma – informed and insight – oriented sessions.

Community - oriented Sensitization about mental ill- health to alleviate misconceptions and misunderstanding about the nature and manifestations of mental illnesses. This will reduce stigma and discrimination against individuals suffering from mental disorders.

Capacity – building among Mental Health professionals.

There is a lacuna in mental health acumen amongst our peers in the profession. In order to bridge that gap there will be a focus on certain areas:

Professional Continuing Education.
Mental Health Training for Teachers.
Mentoring programs for young mental health students and professionals.

Community Training - of - Trainers

The general training programs for community members in areas like :

Disaster management. The organization will contribute towards enhancing stress management and healthy behaviors skills among administrators, workers and volunteers.

Personality Development to enhance self-development and well - being of the marginalized. The organization will collaborate with various community agencies that are working on capacity - building.

Children and Adolescence Development Programs to enhance personality and coping skills.

Parenting Skills, Life- skills and Safety Behaviors.

Training Community - based Rehabilitation (CBR) volunteers in mental health services:

Research and Development

Mental health research is still at its nascent stage in our society and there is a need to develop culture - based understanding of behavior in the following areas:

Research. The organization will explore mental health and psychosocial areas, with a special focus on the north - eastern region of India to be able to best serve the needs of the society.

Policy Development. The organization aims to suggest mental health policies.

Advocacy. As experts in the field of mental health, we aim to facilitate and safeguard the equality, diversity and empowerment of marginalized individuals in the society.

Building Livelihood

Livelihood domains play an important role in how productive an individual becomes in the society by providing career skills and career guidance. Therefore, the activities will focus on:

Career guidance: The organization will provide career counselling using standardized aptitude, intelligence and career tests to assist an individual to enhance appropriate career decision.

Vocational Training: The organization aims to explore occupational skills for individuals whose jobs have been disrupted due to mental illnesses so as to increase their employability and job confidence.

Vocational Rehabilitation: The organization will facilitate self- employment opportunities among individuals by networking with various agencies and organizations involved in developing entrepreneurship programs.