KOSHISH organized an interaction program on ‘integration of mental health in the general health system’ on 20th February at the premises of Epidemiology and Disease Control Division with the objective to share our experiences of providing holistic mental health services with high level officials of Ministry of Health and Population. There were a total of …
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I am Devaki Devi Chaudhary. I live in Udaypur with my five children. My children are world to me. Twelve years back, two of my daughters started experiencing mental health conditions which crashed my world and my family scattered. I sought help from traditional healers but everything went in vain. Unwillingly, I was obligated to …
A child is world for a mother. She goes beyond every limitation to save the child. But what happens to a child when a mother denies the child’s existence.An abandoned woman was found in the street of Sindhupalchowk by Helambu Women Network. She was found in rugged clothes, shivering in cold, and covered with wounds. …
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Sima Basnet (pseudonym) of Thaha Municipality, Makwanpur is 29 years old. She is living with her parents and supports them in household works and farming. All was not same few years back. Around 13 years ago she started showing unusual behaviors after her only brother died. At first she started neglecting her personal hygiene and …
Rama Devi Kandel (pseudonym) is 46 years old and she lives in Majhadada-8, Kaski with her children. She is an independent woman who manages her home, take care of her children as well as works for the economic support in the family. But she was not independent like this before. She got married when she …
Yamuna Shrestha (pseudonym), 32 years old female is living with her parents in Sindhupalchowk. She has completed her school level education from her home town. She is leading a happy life with her parents and supporting her father and mother. But she was not like this before. A few years back she was in love …
Rima (Pseudonym), 40 – Tanahun lived with her husband and their three children. The couple had an unflinching relationship filled with deep faith and respect for each other’s reality. Rima worked together with her husband during day while their children are at school. They have a shoe store where they sell the shoes as well …
Ritu Baraili (pseudonym) is 27 years old female who lives in Nilakantha Municipality, Ward 3, Dhading with her parents. She supports her mother in household works as well as she is engaged in agricultural works also. She is happy and likes to do her works. But her life was not normal like this before. Around …
31 years old Nilima (pseudonym) was found on the street of Nawalparasi with an infant attached with umbilical cord on her lap. She was rescued by police who brought her in the nearby hospital and treated her accordingly. The doctors found her with a severe mental health problem and referred to the KOSHISH’s rehabilitation services …
Chandra Kumari Magar (pseudo name) is 33 years old and lives in Triyuga municipality-8, Udaypur. She is living with her brother and his family. She has a son of 9 years old. She is living her life independently and happily with her son. However her life was not like this before. A few years back, …
