Network for Peer led Drug and Alcohol Prevention

A report prepared with the support of Mr. Suneel Vatsyayan, Chairman Nada India Foundation  Chicago, Illinois April 18, 2014       I was first introduced to the therapeutic community modality supported by the Nada India Foundation in the late summer of 2011. During that summer I had been living and working in Delhi as an interim teacher at a local school. My host family, who were wonderfully welcoming and generous, introduced me to local leaders in the community development world, which eventually led to a meeting with Suneel Vatsyayan.       Needless to say, from my first interaction with Mr. Vatsyayan and the Nada India Foundation, I was greatly impressed with its scope of services, and admired the commitment to its mission. Through our first discussions, Mr. Vatsyayan and I both realized our ability to tackle a common goal. I had been trained as an historian in graduate school, and he was hoping to...

Media 'unfairly stigmatizes mental illness'-- One in four people will at some time in their lives experience some form of mental illness.  Less than 5% of homicides are committed by people with mental illness. I don't think the newspapers/media realise how many of their readers are affected by mental illness, or indeed how many of their readers they are potentially offending."  The reporting of mental health issues would soon be treated as sensitively. If this is acceptable for all us ,Send such type of messages to All media people. Recognize and treat mental illness early and improve quality of human life.Dont stigmatize mental illness. Dr. N. Ashok Kumar