Name: Haseena Banu
Father’s Name:Sirajoddin
Age: 41
Village: Jalasangi
Taluk: Humnabad

Background of the Person:
Mrs. Haseena Banu is a resident of Jalasangi village. She has four children two daughters and two sons. Her husband has passed away. At home, only her aged mother-in-law and father-in-law are present. Her father-in-law is the only earning member, but due to his age, he is able to earn only around ₹300 per day. With no other sources of income, the family faces serious financial difficulties.

At home, Haseena Banu frequently quarrels, shouts, and often behaves aggressively towards her in-laws.

Cause of Illness:
Mrs. Haseena Banu is the daughter-in-law of the family. After her marriage, she took good care of everyone, and she has two children. Her husband was a lorry driver and was rarely at home. Later, her husband’s mother, father, elder sister, and younger sister frequently beat her at home, argued with her, and even pulled her hair and assaulted her. Due to this domestic violence, she developed a mental illness.

People in the community and her family members say that her condition became worse after her husband passed away.

Symptoms:
• Hitting family members
• Using abusive language
• Frequent quarrelling
• Throwing away the food prepared at home
• Screaming and crying loudly
• Hitting her husband (when he was alive) and her in-laws
• Hitting her children
• Throwing utensils and refusing to do household work

Support Received from ORBIT Organization:
During a village survey under ORBIT’s Navajeevana Programme, field workers learned about HaseenaBanu’s illness. She had been suffering from this mental health condition for nearly 11 years.

Earlier, she had been taken to private hospitals in Hyderabad and Dharwad for treatment. However, due to financial problems and the lack of earning members at home, the family was unable to continue the treatment or buy medicines.Eventually, she was confined to the house because they could not afford medical care.

ORBIT team informed the family about the free services available at the District Mental Health Programme (DMHP) camp at the government hospital. They later brought her to the DMHP camp, where she received a free medical check-up and free medication.

ORBIT team informed the family about the free services available at the District Mental Health Programme (DMHP) camp at the government hospital. They later brought her to the DMHP camp, where she received a free medical check-up and free medication.

Present Condition:
Haseena Banu has shown significant improvement.
• She now performs small household tasks such as washing utensils, sweeping, preparing tea, and other minor chores.
• Doctors have reduced her medication due to improvement.
• Her aggressive behavior shouting, quarrelling, hitting, and throwing things has reduced considerably.
• She gets along better with her children.
• Her in-laws are also taking proper care of her.
She expressed her gratitude by saying“The ORBIT organization helped me get free medicines and supported my recovery. I sincerely thank them for helping me regain my health.”