Contact Us:
Medico-Pastoral Association
47, Pottery Road,
Frazer Town,
Bangalore 560 005.
Phone: +91 80 25477375
+91 80 25492934
Email: info@mpa.org.in
Website: www.mpa.org.in
Services
The Half-Way Home
Designed as a home away from home, it is the first facility of its kind in India. It is a place, which provides care and compassion, hastening growth and development hopefully beyond recovery attained through psychiatric treatment. It is a space for a recovering person with mental disorder before he / she is ready to be welcomed into his / her own home. Half-Way Home fosters self-help, self-direction and self-management. The focus here is on learning social skills, managing stress and feelings. Treatment in the Half-Way Home includes principles of behaviour modification, crisis intervention and occupational therapy. The Home accommodates 21 residents and is open to both men and women. The term of stay usually varies between 9 and 12 months. A stay less than 3 months is not deemed useful.
Navajeevan Hostel
As they approach the end of their stay in the Half-Way Home, residents are encouraged to take up work or training outside the home. If, for some reason, they are still not in a position to return to their own home they have the option of joining the Navajeevan Hostel. This provides a therapeutic community based rehabilitation for individuals who need extended support to renew their work or learning skills
The hostel can accommodate 12 residents at a time. Minimum supervision is extended so as to provide the experience of more independent living. The focus is on building interdependent and independent functioning, through mental support, group interactions and counseling.
Extended Care
This is a unit for individuals who need long-term support and rehabilitation and helps them cope with disability associated with their illness. Assistance is provided to promote and maintain recovery and improve their quality of life. It accommodates 8 residents. This service provides respite to caregivers.
Non-Residential Rehabilitation Services
Day Care Services
Day care services are offered to support beneficiaries as well as their carers.
Persons, who require help to cope with their disabilities associated with their illness, attend the programme and activities scheduled for each day and return to their home in the evening. This programme encourages independence and social skill development.
Domiciliary Care Services
The home care service facilitates independence, improves family dynamics and living skills in the home environment. We also at times attempt to help families with the problem of a patient not cooperating to seek professional help.
We occasionally try to facilitate the mental health consultation of an unco-operative patient to help the family.
Other Services
Counselling
The Medico-Pastoral Association provides counseling for persons in emotional distress or those with mental health problems seeking guidance. It is useful to fix an appointment (Tel Nos. +91 80 25477375 / 25492934)
Training
Undergraduate, post graduate as well as volunteer training in different psychosocial aspects of mental health is offered at this unique center. At present training is an informal need based mode. MPA is working towards devising a formal training programme in counseling.
Information Unit
Persons in need of information, guidance, and referral in the sphere of disabilities related to mental health avail of the services provided at this Unit. The Unit maintains and updates data to facilitate this service.
Newsletter
MPA is bringing out a Newsletter twice a year. The same can be obtained by contacting Mrs. Lata Jacob, Clinical Manager, Editor and Administrator.
–Sahai Helpline
People in great distress are often inclined to harm themselves. For the suicidal person the availability of a listener and helper is often a crucial life saving measure.
Sahai Helpline - is telephone based counseling for Suicide Prevention, manned by trained volunteers. Great care is taken to maintain confidentiality.
This is a tripartite initiative of ROTARY EAST, NIMHANS AND MEDICO-PASTORAL ASSOCIATION, and located at the Medico-Pastoral Association.
At present we are able to provide this service everyday 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. including holidays
Sahai Helpline website www:sahaihelpline.org
The telephone no. is +91 80 2549 7777.
Sahai Helpline