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Mental health screening for slum children

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Radhika Batra
Published Nov 16, 2022
Updated Nov 16, 2022

Project: Training local people to identify mental health issues in slum children, then providing psychosocial & medical treatment.  

Pilot: 1000 children screened using a low cost technology App 

Aims: 

  • To identify children with anxiety, depression, aggression etc, who need help
  • To  provide counselling, treatment, and long term support
  • To provide psychosocial support to families to cope with at-risk child 
  • To reduce stigma and discrimination