Mental Health Awareness Program

Last Updated (Thursday, 30 June 2022 12:52)

Our mind is the theatre where all drama used to happen 24×7! We learn about all the events in our world, we feel all the emotions; we make choices and control all the actions that we do. Whether we enjoy or become upset, it all happens in our brain. Thus, brain is the most important part of our body and personality. We all want to be happy and avoid suffering, from tiny ants to large elephants. In fact, all of our actions are geared towards this goal, towards what we perceive to be happiness and away from what we view as suffering and yet, we have no real understanding of how to achieve that. By developing awareness of how things really are, by recognizing the impermanent and interdependent nature of all conditioned phenomena, including our very minds and thoughts, we learn to free ourselves.

Covid-19 has hit the world in such a manner that it has affected various aspects in life of every individual. Not only Covid-19 but also in the present scenario many individuals go through depression, anxiety and get mentally stressed to such extent that they end up giving-up their lives. As Young Men's Christian Association aims to put Christian principles into practice by developing a healthy "body, mind, and spirit." So keeping in mind, YMCA, Cuttack conducted a Mental Health Awareness Program on 15th May, 2022.

The program was started with a word of prayer offered by Dr. Bipul Kanti Patro, Life Member, YMCA, Cuttack. Mr. Susambit Das, General Secretary, YMCA, Cuttack welcomed all delegates to the program. Mr. Abinash Dash, Life-Member, YMCA, Cuttack, was the Coordinator of the Program, who introduced the resource persons with the participants. Mrs. Vineetha Pattnaik, Mental Health Counselor, Bhubaneswar, joined the program at YMCA, Cuttack, as a resource person and delivered an introductory session on Mental Health. Mrs. Shyamala Reuben, Psychologist, Hyderabad, joined the program through webinar, as a resource person and delivered an informative session on different types of mental stress and how to overcome it. Responsible personnel of the society and personnel of good repute attended the program along with 44 college students. Attendees had a short questionnaire session with both the resource persons. Feedbacks were received from the attendees through feedback forms. The vote of Thanks was proposed by Mr. Susambit Das, General Secretary, YMCA, Cuttack.

The program was concluded successfully with inspirational words of Christian values and a word of prayer offered by Mr. Manoranjan Samantaray, Office Coordinator.

By Susambit Das, General Secretary, YMCA Cuttack