SCARF’s Youth Mental Health department completes five years
The Youth Mental Health Department of SCARF has marked its five-year anniversary, providing support to youth in various settings. Over this period, the department treated more than 3,000 youths and reached out to 15,000 schoolchildren while training over 200 doctors. The organization plans to introduce tele-consultation services to further assist the youth in need.
- ▪SCARF's Youth Mental Health Department has completed five years of service.
- ▪More than 3,000 youth were treated in the outpatient department during this time.
- ▪The department reached 15,000 schoolchildren and trained over 200 doctors.
- ▪Actor Aditi Balan emphasized the importance of accessible counseling services in educational institutions.
- ▪SCARF will soon launch tele-consultation services for youth support.
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The Youth Mental Health Department of the Schizophrenia Research Foundation (SCARF) completed five years of work with youth across different settings — such as schools, colleges, and child care centres — dealing with abused, neglected children and those in conflict with the law, Shiva Prakash Srinivasan, head, Youth Mental Health Services, SCARF, said.Over 3,000 youth were treated in the outpatient department, 15,000 schoolchildren were reached and more than 200 doctors trained.
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