*October 25th, 2010* *MYSORE:* Two months after the district destitute rehabilitation centre came into the limelight following the death of inmates in Bangalore, the state of affairs here seems to have improved.
Many inmates have been sent home and HIV-infected women have been shifted to Bangalore for further medical assistance. This apart, the authorities have continued providing training to the inmates in making mats as part of their rehabilitation efforts and also have been organizing music programme every week. In August, the then district minister Suresh Kumar had discovered that 68 inmates were anaemic, 43 were mentally ill, 45 were suffering from skin diseases and five were infected with HIV. The minister had then formed a task force headed by additional deputy commissioner C G Betsurmath to improve the situation. Thanks to the district administration's effort, today things have considerably improved in the rehabilitation centre. Karnataka state human rights commission chairman S R Nayak though expressed satisfaction over the state of affairs but said district authorities should still put in more effort to send inmates back home early. He earlier examined the rehab centre and interacted with the inmates during his visit on Thursday. Speaking to reporters he said: "Prima facie still few inmates appear mentally ill and I have asked the officials to provide treatment immediately." http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/6788992.cms -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mental Health Advocacy (News 'N Views) India" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/MhaNewsViewsIndia?hl=en ------------- Affiliated Groups : MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY INDIA [email protected] Discussions on mental health law / policy / plan monitoring / human rights etc [email protected] India-specific news and views related to mental health [email protected] Information and support to carers of people with mental health issues [email protected] Mutual support and sharing of experiential knowledge, skills and social learning amongst peers
