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= Mental Health Action by People = Mental Health Action by People (MAP) is an NGO registered in 2014, under the Travancore Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Act 1955. as a Charitable Society (Reg. no: TVM/TC/289/14), with its headquarters at Trivandrum, Kerala, INDIA. Mental Health Action by People is an affiliate organization member of World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH). The World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) founded in 1948, is the only international multidisciplinary, grassroots advocacy and education organization concerned with all aspects of mental health.

Mental Health Action by People aims to involve in the comprehensive development of community by means of creating awareness through effective, preventive and promotional measures with the active participation of professionals as well as people interested in the field of mental health. Mental health promotion is the cardinal agenda of MAP.

Aims
For this purpose MAP envisages to use a social action model at three different levels of care and intervention which include

1.    Training, skill building, communication and education for the promotion of comprehensive mental health.

2.    Intervention to reach at persons who are in need of mental health care to support their wellbeing and to rebuild their lives and enhance social relationship

3.    Prevent progression of mental health disorders by undertaking prompt and effective rehabilitation measures.

Programs

 * Evidence based psycho social care and intervention named JYOTHIS to check the strength and to reverse the mental health scenario of inmates in prison. This psychosocial initiative was a package of psycho social intervention consisting of individual counseling, group counseling and psychometric screening.
 * MAP in partnership with LIONS conducted Drug Abuse awareness and prevention seminars at almost 50 schools ranging from Neyyattinkara (Trivandrum) to Karthikappally (Alapuzha).
 * MAP organized a seminar on Role on Counselors in Drug Abuse Prevention
 * MAP observed World Mental Health Day, 2015 at Government Women's College, Trivandrum. The first MAP award was awarded to Dr. P.M.Mathew Vellore by Smt. Jameela Prakasam MLA. A symposium on Youth and Mental Health was the attraction of the day. Dr. K. Gireesh was the moderator. A film screening on mental health was organized to promulgate new concepts for the cause of good mental health in the community.
 * MAP conducted a training program on Psychosocial Aspects in Disaster Management
 * MAP in association with Let Them Smile Again – An American Malayalee Initiative (USA) conducted relief activity at Ranni. An orientation class was arranged for our volunteers on by Dr. K. Gireesh.
 * MAP in association with Harisree Hospital & DeAddiction Centre observed World Mental Health Day, 2018. 14 MAP volunteers were honored for their significant contribution to our relieesf activity at Ranni.
 * MAP organized a seminar at NSS Higher Secondary School, Puliyarakonam on Drug Abuse awareness and prevention for young peer group.