25-AUG-2015
Ritwika Mitra
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government is planning to come up with halfway home for
people with mental disabilities in Rohini. The pilot project is likely to be
launched in the next four months.
The government has roped in NGOs from Jaipur, Bangalore and Hyderabad to launch
the project. On September 21, the government will hold a session with 50 NGOs
and the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS) to work out
how the project can be implemented.
The proposed module will include counselling, occupational therapy, music
therapy, yoga and meditation therapy, recreational facilities, outdoor sport
activities, vocational training and medical treatment.
A halfway home is a place for people with physical, mental and emotional
disabilities which helps them cope with the mainstream. It offers both medical
and psychiatric assistance. The first halfway home will train people to give
them employment opportunities. It will give training to both children and
adults alike.
The government has identified five sites till now: Rohini Sector 22, two sites
at Rohini Sector 3, Narela and Dwarka Sector 3. The two sites at Rohini Sector
3 have capacities of 40 each. While Rohini Sector 22 and Narela have the
capacity to accommodate 25 occupants each, the one at Dwarka has a capacity for
50 people.
Post training, they are likely to find job opportunities like eateries, garment
manufacturing units, craft and hospitality industries. The major challenge will
be finding job opportunities near the residence of the person with mental
disabilities who has been trained.
“The idea is to launch a pilot project which will be reviewed in six months.
Once we identify the loopholes in running the project, halfway homes can come
up full-fledged. We looked at successful models in Jaipur, Bangalore and
Hyderabad and so decided to rope in NGOs from these states. We are also
speaking to corporates who have said they can absorb recruits depending on the
training they receive,” said a senior government official.
The findings of the pilot project will also help the government decide on a
definite model and to experiment with the modules, the official added. The
government will give grants to the NGOs which will be responsible for running
the halfway home. The current plan is to run the home with day boarding
facilities.
“It is important that the day boarders return to their families in the evening.
Staying close to families will help them in the process of integration into the
mainstream,” said the official.
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