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.

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Day Care Centre

Leena Khurana Day Care Centre is located in Vishwas. It comprises activity hall, library, computer room and recreation room.

The centre has a comprehensive programme of activities designed to help members. The focus is on development of social and practical skills to overcome their limitations in their personal, social and vocational functioning. The aim is to integrate them gradually into the society through work and other activities. The programme includes:

• Individual and Group Psychotherapy
• Yoga
• Music
• Dance
• Computer training
• Art Therapy
• Movement Therapy
• Involvement in community meetings
  

Highlights of Vishwas

 Own Facility

Own facility of The Richmond Fellowship Society (India) Delhi Branch in modern city of Greater Noida was completed in December 2007.

Custom-designed

It has been custom-designed to meet the requirement of mental health patients. The design priorities included:

• Patient care
• Healthy environment
• Safety
• Security
• Operational efficiency

The inputs regarding specific features required for mental health care
were provided by mental health professionals and staff which were kept in mind while building was designed by our architects Line and Form.

Built on a 1240 square yard plot, the covered area of the building is about 7000 square feet. The building has basement and 3 floors. The ground coverage is only 20% .



Open spaces

There are open spaces, on all sides of the building with 3 lawns – front,
central and rear. The lawns are being landscaped with grass, trees and other plants since greenery improves psycho-social health. There are plans to add gardening as a day care activity in near future since it is very relaxing.

Marble benches have been provided in the lawns so that the resident members can sit and enjoy fresh air, greenery and sunshine. The front lawn also has a garden swing.

Halfway Home

The halfway home has a capacity of 20 persons. It has 7 multi-bed rooms, with 2/3 persons staying in a room to avoid feeling of isolation and generate feeling of camaraderie. Rooms are well ventilated and have natural light Besides there is a night staff room in the HWH so that help is always available.

Halfway Home has a large dining hall which has an attached kitchen.

Location and Route Map

Vishwas Halfway Home & Day Care Centre is located at 30/3, Knowledge Park III in Greater Noida in National Capital Region.

Greater Noida can be reached from Delhi from DND Flyway, Kalindi Kunj, Mayur Vihar and other routes.

Vishwas is about 30 kms from Delhi via Noida-Greater Noida Expressway. Greater Noida Border is 20 kms from Mahamaya flyover in Noida. After travelling about 800 metres from border, you need to leave Expressway and take first turn to left on the road leading to Knowledge Park II & III. Again take first left turn towards Skyline Institute. Continue driving till you reach Knowledge Park III. Drive further till you reach Plot No. 30

Richmond Fellowship, Delhi Branch

History of RFSI Delhi Branch

The Richmond Fellowship Society (India) established its Delhi Branch in year 1999 which started a Halfway Home and Day Care Centre, for rehabilitation of people suffering from Schizophrenia, in year 2000 in Gurgaon in neighbouring state of Haryana. It shifted its operations to Greater Noida, another modern township in National Capital Region in 2006 where it also undertook construction of own building. New facility named "Vishwas" got completed in end 2007 and became operational in year 2008.

Objectives

1. To provide support for mentally and emotionally disturbed persons, to rehabilitate and integrate them with family and society.
2. To create public awareness for eradicating stigma and to enhance people’s understanding of themselves and the disabled.
3. To promote mental health in community
4. To collaborate and network with other organisations having similar objectives.

Services

1. Halfway Home
2. Day Care Centre
3. Outreach Programme

Contact Information

The Richmond Fellowship Society (India) Delhi Branch
30/3, Knowledge Park III
Greater Noida - 201308
Uttar Pradesh
India

Phone: (0120) 2323811
Mobile: +91 9717126009
email: rfsdelhi@gmail.com

Rehabilitation of People with Mental Illness

Mental Illness and the Society

Mental illness particularly Schizophrenia is known to be a common illness affecting 1% of the general population. In National Capital Region alone there are approximately 2 lakh people suffering from this illness.

Schizophrenia usually strikes young people between the ages of 15 to 25 years, the most productive period of one’s life. Moreover, the treatment and rehabilitation facilities available for such persons are limited in our country.

Richmond Fellowship

Richmond Fellowship is one of the widest network of service providers in the field of mental health in the world. The fellowship was started by Elly Jansen in Richmond, U.K. Soon the movement spread to many countries.

The main objective of the fellowship is to provide care for those who are suffering from mental and emotional disturbances. Richmond Fellowship follows therapeutic community approach for treatment of such persons.

The Richmond Fellowship Society (India) was established in the year 1986 at Bangalore as a Registered Society for a charitable cause. Currently, RFSI has 4 branches located at Bangalore, Delhi, Lucknow and Sidlaghatta.

RFSI is engaged in running Halfway Homes, Group Home for those needing long term care, Day Care Centres with vocational training facilities and a Post-Graduate College for developing manpower in the field of psychosocial rehabilitation. It is also involved in outreach programmes in rural areas.

RFSI, thus, holds a unique position in the mental health sector as a leading organization, providing community based rehabilitation and training in the field of mental health.


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