Mental Health Organization
Since 2007
ShantManas after more than 9 Years of Service in Madurai
Shant Manas service to the Rural People started on 24th November 2007 in Madurai, India.
Rehabilitation Healthcare Services
Our approach to healthcare is unique. Instead of relying on care based in health centers, the team travel to service user’s homes every day, meeting with them and their families in a relaxed environment. This focus on community-based care and family involvement is in keeping with the local norms and aids ShantManas’ integration of care into everyday lives.
Once a potential service user has been identified, a member of the team visits them in their home to begin the journey of treatment and rehabilitation. Rapport is built with them, their family and their neighbours, and if necessary, pharmacological treatment is started. The team will then visit the service user at least once a week indefinitely – moving from medicines, to talking therapies, to rehabilitation.
Villages serviced by ShantManas
- Thuvariman
- Keelamathur
- Melamathur
- Kodimangalam
- Melakkal
- Katapulli Nagar
- Depethar Santhai
- Kachirairuppu
- Keelamatayan
- Thenkarai
- Oothukuli
- Narayanapuram
- T. Pudur
- Mullipallam
- Achampathu
- Nagamalai
- Sholavandan
During Relapsed Management and After Relapse Management
During Relapsed Management
Very rarely our service user get relapsed.. This time Mrs.Vasuki from cholavandan village chronic schizophrenia relapsed.. Her symptom is sitting up/down... She wanted to vacate her husband and daughter from the home.. After dr. Kavitha Fenn supervision Dr increased her dose and frequent counselling she is getting well and visited SM office.... This case is challenged and we handle this well...
After Relapse Management
Shant Manas serving essentially... Shant Manas is facilitating support group in the field aasociated with training students.. This will help the service users to improve their social skills and coping skills...
Education is another core component of our work. With each visit we aim to educate the community on the true nature of mental health, how we can help, and what to do in and emergency. Anyone- service user, family or neighbor- is free to call us at any time with any questions or needs they may have.
Once their condition has improved the team continues to offer support. Assessments of the service user’s skills are made and as part of the rehabilitation programme (some mental ill health sufferers have been apart from society for many years) we seek employment options or offer social rehabilitation with other service users.