INTRODUCTION

There has been a steady increase in mental health issues across India and the backward districts are worse hit. The awareness level of mental illness and mental health is very low. The communities strongly believe in black magic and other superstitions which is often attributed as causes

of mental illness of persons. The communities are misled by the faith healers, quacks, and priests who adopt unscientific methods to ward off evil forces residing in the mentally ill persons. This has led to the stigmatization of mentally ill persons and led to their isolation within their communities.

Mental health services in India need immediate attention from the government, policymakers, and civil society organizations. With the increase in population, changing lifestyles, unemployment, lack of social support, and increasing insecurity, it is predicted that there will be a substantial increase in the number of people suffering from mental illness in rural areas.

ORBIT with the support of the Azim Premji Foundation and Live, Love, Laugh Foundation, was able to identify thousands of mentally ill persons in five taluks of Bidar district and help them to get treatment from the District Mental Health Program (DMHP)

Goal/ Impact Statement

All identified Persons with mental illness from poor communities of Bidar District with severe or common Mental Illness access treatment (from DMHP), stabilized and at least 25% of them practice livelihood activities thereby integrated into the community.

Objectives

Identify all the people with mental illness in Bidar District to ensure treatment and reintegration for all the identified PWMI and families and to implement, promote, and sustain the District Mental Health Programme in the District.
To capacitate staff of Navajeevana, barefoot counsellors, and teachers and to sensitize secondary stakeholders and Govt Dept. staff for the effective implementation of the mental health program in Humnabad Taluq.
To impart Income Generation, vocational training for at least one member from affected families (rehabilitated PWMI or Caregivers) for livelihood through wage or self-employment
To set up a “Help Line” for PWMIs, people, students and youth with depression, to provide counselling services and treatment.

APF 2nd year report (April 24 to March 25)

SL.No	Activities	Achievement
1	Identifications	129
2	PWMIs Assessments	135
3	Door to door survey’s	42832
4	DMHP Camps	71(2529 participate)
5	Mental health awareness programs	178(5559 participate)
6	DPO Created	25
7	DPO Meetings	244
8	Care taker group created	10
9	Care taker group Meetings	47
10	counseling’s	1005
11	Treatment at government hospital	454
12	Treatment at Private Hospital	117
13	Mental health day celebrations	02
14	Capacity building class room trainings	03
15	Capacity building field level room trainings	04
16	Community counselor’s training	04
17	Work shop for High school teachers counseling training	02
18	Occupational therapy for PWMIs & care givers	02
19	Advocacy & lobby for treatment	01
20	Residential camp for PWMIs& care givers	03
21	Stake holders trainings	15
22	Goat & chick distribution to livelihood activities	02 (each 2 goat for 20 members, each 3 chicks for 19 members)
23	Income generation program (petty shop, tailoring etc.)	Each 10000 of 06 persons
24	Wall paintings	04 places
25	Pamphlets & posters	1000
SL NO	Benefits	availed
1	UDID cards	21
2	Job cards	07
3	Pension	09
4	Aadhar card	08
5	Ration card	02
6	Pan card	04
7	Health card	56
8	Voter id card	04
9	Bank passbook	03

LLLF Yearly report (March 2024-April 2025)