Singer Sri Lanka, in a CSR project, organized a programme to repair the sewing machines used for rehabilitation activities of NIMH in early September 2019. Sewing is a major activity used by Occupational Therapy Department as well as ward-based rehabilitation programmes, as a household activity and a vocational activity.
Month: September 2019
The Largest Hospital for Mental Health in Sri Lanka
The Media Unit of NIMH reached the one-year milestone of it’s journey on 10th September 2019. The Media Unit could cover nearly 50 events held in and around of the NIMH. It also was able to work together with public media to share mental health messages throughout the year. It provides a great service for […]
The Health Education Unit of NIMH, with the support of Dr. Dhammika Wijesinghe, Deputy Director of NIMH, organized a workshop on breast-feeding for staff members expecting babies on 19.9.2019.
National Institute of Mental Health was featured in Sunday Times regarding National Mental Health Helpline. If you know a loved one who needs to talk to someone call 1926 today! මානසික සෞඛ්ය ගැටලු සඳහා ඕනෑම දුරකථනයකින් 1926 අමතන්න. மனநல பிரச்சினைகளுக்கு எந்த தொலைபேசியிலிருந்தும் 1926 ஐ அழைக்கவும். Click http://www.sundaytimes.lk/190915/plus/a-listening-ear-just-a-phone-call-away-367919.html to read the article.
In collaboration with Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists the inaugural training session was held on 29th July 2019 for CPN in the ECHO model of E-Learning and Telemedicine. Participants were given an introduction to E-Learning and Telemedicine and then participated in a mock ECHO session. The next stage would be to conduct distant CPN clinics via ECHO.
