Being ignored by family after experiencing mental health problems, Sarita (pseudonym) of 27 years old was living with one of her relatives in Khotang. Sarita was abandoned from her own home when she started showing unusual behavior. Her family showed hatred towards her. Despite the fact that she had a family, she spent her life …
COVID-19 pandemic has an adverse effect on the mental health of people around the globe due to its uncertainty of eradication of the virus and lockdown situation. In Nepal, the spread of virus has been increasing rapidly with an increasing number of positive cases daily. The number of suicide cases has also increased during this …
COVID-19 and lockdown led to severe effect on Mental Health Read More »
Newsletter Since the beginning of lockdown due to COVID-19 in Nepal, KOSHISH has been providing mental health and psychosocial support services virtually through its Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers and Mental Health Experts to the people who are in need. As KOSHISH has been already implementing community mental health programs in Gorkha, Lamjung and Tanahun districts, …
Mr. Matrika Devkota, founding chairperson of KOSHISH has been appointed as a member of the National Disability Directive Committee, which has been formed under the Ministry of Women, Children, and Senior Citizens on 5th July 2020 to facilitate policy work related with disability. Mr. Devkota was selected among those who have made significant contributions to …
KOSHISH represents National Disability Directive Committee Read More »
Social Development Ministry, Gandaki Province was formally informed about KOSHISH and the project under implementation. Likewise, Dr. Ram Bahadur K.C from Health Directorate, Gandaki Province was made aware of KOSHISH’s presence in the region and informed about project objective and activities. Brief introduction about the services was provided to the attendees in a provincial-level health …
Coordination for strengthening referral mechanism Read More »
KOSHISH has been implementing Psychosocial Support and First aid as COVID-19 Response in Bagmati and Gandaki Province from June, 2020. Three psychologists/counselors in each provinces have been regularly providing 24-hours tele-counseling service to the persons having psychological distress and problems. They are providing various types of psychosocial support (includes psychosocial counseling, Follow-up, Coordination and referral).To …
Psychosocial Support and First aid as COVID-19 Response in Bagmati and Gandaki Province Read More »
With the aim of addressing the need of immediate response during COVID 19 pandemic in the province to be inclusive of disability and marginalized groups and to mainstream psychosocial disability in the disability momentum, KOSHISH has started implementation of a project in Biratnagar, Morang of Province-1 from June, 2020.The project, in close collaboration with the …
Mainstreaming Psychosocial Disability through Self-Advocates Read More »
“‘I feel numb when I can’t help anyone. I don’t want to live anymore just watching innocent people dying every day.” Shyam (pseudonym), a 48-years man, contacted to a helpline service and complained one mid-night. After a month of online counseling service from a Psychologist, Shyam has improved a lot. He also consulted with a …
Psychological First Aid: First and foremost support in Emergency Read More »
During this COVID-19 pandemic, tele mental health service has offered many opportunities, including improvement of the individuals’ experience, increased mental health care access, and reduction of health care costs. Online clinical supervision from psychologists and psychiatrist to local health professionals has helped to manage most of the mental health issues at the community level. ‘I …
Tele-Mental health: When technology meets psychosocial wellbeing needs Read More »
Newsletter KOSHISH has completed 50% of data collection for the study on “Impact of COVID 19 and Lockdown on Mental Health and Psychosocial Wellbeing of Persons with Disabilities.” The study is being conducted in combine effort of the National Federation of the Disabled (NFDN) and CBM. The study has ethical approval from the National Health …
