The winner of all island inter-school essay competition organized by NIMH in commemoration of World Mental Health Day, Miss. Janani Imasha Wijesinghe was invited to NIMH. She was awarded a certificate, medal and a cash prize.
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The Gender-Based Violence prevention unit of NIMH organized a workshop on cyber crimes at NIMH. Cyber crimes are known to be a major contributing factor to gender-based violence.
A two-day workshop on legal awareness and professional ethics was held on 12th and 13th December 2019 at NIMH. Psychiatric social workers representing all 25 districts participated in the workshop. The event was organized by the psychiatric social work department and the mental health training unit of NIMH.
The World Diabetes Day celebration event was held at NIMH on 14th November, on World Diabetes Day. The theme for World Diabetes Day 2019 is Family and Diabetes. Families are urged to learn more about the warning signs of diabetes and find out their risk of type 2 diabetes. The celebration held at NIMH consisted […]
In a ceremonial event, the NIMH bade farewell to it’s Director, Dr. Kapila Wickramanayake on 21st November 2019. Officers from the Ministry of Health, Consultant Psychiatrists, Health Administrators and staff members participated in the event. Dr. Wickramanayake was appointed as the Director of NIMH on 28th September 2015. He showed great leadership and guidance to […]
The theme of World Mental Health Day 2019 was based on suicide prevention. A series of events was held to promote suicide prevention and mental health promotion. You may view the activities below. 1926 Promotion at Pettah Art Competition Essay Competition STEPS to prevent suicide walk Prathibha Concert Media Conference Opening of Client’s Welfare Canteen […]
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.
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.
