Yerawada Mental Hospital presents beautician coaching course for recovered girls sufferers

From threading eyebrows to trimming hair, a beautician coaching course is being supplied to girls who’ve recovered on the government-run Regional Mental Hospital at Yerawada.
A magnificence parlour has additionally been arrange on the girls’s wing of the hospital premises and, initially, three girls who’ve recovered from psychological sickness are present process coaching.
The Covid-19 pandemic had disrupted rehabilitation actions on the psychological hospital.
The hospital has tied up Yashaswi Samajik Sanstha and Sarika More of the NGO to conduct the wonder parlour course. “So far three women are enrolled and they are enjoying the course,” Dr Geeta Kulkarni, Deputy Superintendent of the Regional Mental Hospital instructed The Indian Express.
The Covid-19 pandemic had disrupted rehabilitation actions on the psychological hospital. Occupational remedy actions reminiscent of stitching and making paper luggage and stationary gadgets, that are routinely inspired to have interaction the mentally challenged individuals, had come to a standstill.
“It has been a challenge but we took concerted efforts to ensure that our patients practice social distancing and wear masks. There have not been less than ten Covid cases in our hospital but rehabilitation activities were impacted,” Dr Abhijeet Phadnis, superintendent on the state’s largest psychological hospital, stated.
“As a pilot project we are now involving women who have recovered to undergo the beautician course training. Initially three women whose families cannot be traced but have been here at the hospital for more than two years will undergo the training,” Dr Kulkarni stated. There are 1,055 inmates on the hospital of which 496 are girls. However, there are a number of sufferers who’ve recovered however haven’t any households to return to.
With the assistance of Bapu Trust, one other NGO, the hospital has lately rehabilitated seven girls in the neighborhood. The ‘Going Home Project’ envisions making a pathway for recovered girls dwelling inside the regional psychological hospital premises.
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