Sunday, May 30, 2010

Outreach Camps




The Fellowship is organizing camps in Delhi and neighbouring states for people who have no access to mental health services. Psychiatric consultation and medicines are given free.

Creation of public awareness about mental health problems, training of mental health workers, establishment of referral system and formation of support groups are included in the programme.
The Outreach Camps are being held at Primary health Centre, Najafgarh in Delhi and Hero Motocorp, Dharuhera.



Richmond Psychosocial Foundation International


The Richmond Fellowship was founded in the UK in year 1959 with the objective of providing therapeutic communities and other support facilities for people suffering from mental health problems.


Worldwide presence

In 1981, The Richmond Fellowship International was established as a charity registered in the UK for developing the Fellowships internationally. In 2006 The Richmond Psychosocial Foundation International was formed to take over the work of Richmond Fellowship International. RPFI aims at supporting projects of RF organizations worldwide. It is a non-profit, non-government organization without any religious affiliations.

Richmond Fellowship has so far founded as many as 27 associations and bodies worldwide in countries like Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Barbados, Costa Rica, Ghana, Grenada, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Jamaica, Macau, Malta, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru. Sri Lanka, Ukraine, Uruguay & USA. Some of these have since become independent.