Encouraging Community Wellness for Behavioral Health (Addiction,NCDs and Mental Health)

Prof. T.K.Thomas  The annual World No Tobacco Day was observed on 31st May. The day is observed by the World Health Organization [WHO] and global partners as an opportunity to raise awareness on the harmful and deadly effects of tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure and to discourage the use of tobacco in any form. This year’s focus for the day was, “Tobacco and lung health” . Everyone knows how tobacco affects our lungs. The WHO release says, the campaign will increase awareness on, “the negative impact that tobacco has on people’s lung health, from cancer, to chronic respiratory diseases”. There are frightening figures about the mortality attached to tobacco related diseases. A study by three Indian researchers in 2012 revealed that “tobacco is a leading preventable cause of death, killing nearly six million people worldwide each year. Reversing this entirely preventable man made epidemic should be our top priority. The global tobacco epidemic kills more people than tu...

A 15 year old girl from Bapu Sambhu camp, Delhi sharing her experience with one of the peer educators. I have used beads 10-12 times and every time I feel as my tension in my mind is reduced, mind becomes light and calm. I feel that all my work will be completed.  No tension whenever I use beads. It becomes easy to study and remember chapters. All my work becomes easy and mind remains cool. I even take interest in my household chores and perform better and with ease. It helps me to sleep better. No tension and worries about the future, that what will happen to me in future. Absolutely, no tension!

GUJARAT AFTER EARTHQUAKE By Dr. Sunil Mittal General Secretary Caring  Foundation & Mr. Suneel Vatsyayan Director Caring  Foundation about their experiences during their visit to  Ahmadabad  ,villages of Morbi and Maliya in  Gujarat   After Earthquake  26th January 2001 - India’s 52nd Republic Day We were seeing horrifying pictures on the TV and reading horrendous stories in the newspaper’s on the death and destruction on the January 26 th earthquake in Gujarat .   But, on our visit to Ahmedabad, the capital of the western Indian State and the worst affected Bhuj area, dawned on us that none of those pictures on TV or words in cold print could articulate the severity of the damage to human lives and property.   The skyscrapers in Ahmedabad and humble dwellings in the Bhuj area were reduced to piles of rubble big and small, reminded us of our own vulnerability in a city like New Delhi .   The overwhelming ...

'NADA acupuncture is a public health model that adds a valuable component to the behavioral health fields', says Dr. Michael.O. Smith, Some were dozing off;some with  drooping.heads;some in a sort of trance;some snoring off. They all had one thing in common- sterilized  acupuncture  needles carefully pierced in one of  their ears. It was a cloudy and chilly  February afternoon in Delhi. Even some of the large contingent of journalists who routinely take the flights of steps at the reception of the I N S building in Rafi Marg were inquisitive. A couple of them were led to the few vacant seats so were some of the non journalists INS staff. Acupuncture Detoxification specialist and associates and assistant  inserted needles in their ears with care and precisely without hurting them. Presiding over this demonstration was Dr. Michael.O.Smith,Chairperson NADA International...

From Archives: In 2003-4 , Caring Foundation team  conducted acudetox counseling sessions for employees of Airport Authority of India at Sufderjung New Delhi as part of EAP( Employee Assistance Program). Stress management and alcohol prevention workshops were also organised for staff. 

Dr.  Arindam Sinha, medical practitioner and acupuncturist was speaking at an interactive session on " NADA Ear acupuncture for well being" jointly organized by Nada India Foundation and Arvindam Samagra  in Delhi on February 1, 2014.  The dedicated human endeavor in medical science all over the world has taken the public health scenario to the extent which was unimaginable even half a century ago. But during this time when the public health system was busy fighting these communicable diseases, we started losing countless lives to new demons .Road Traffic Accidents , Coronary Artery Diseases, Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Cerebro-Vascular Diseases, and Obesity to name a few. India has been declared as world capital of Coronary Diseases and Diabetes, the two biggest killers of our time. But sadly the health system we have at present in the country still lacks the capacity to prevent these diseases Acupuncture is a mode of therapy which is ancien...

Nada India Foundation  is pleased to announce the   Training workshop on use of ear acupuncture as per NADA Protocol for addiction treatment and general w ell being as  Acudetox Specialist,Associates and Assistants  to be held in Delhi   on 31st Jan (10 AM-5 PM) &1st Feb (Half day from 2pm-6 pm ) .2014. The workshop will be conducted by Dr. Michael O. Smith, Psychiatrist & Acupuncturist from  New York  and facilitated by  Dr.Arindam Sinha  MBBS,NADA,ADS  and Suneel Vatsyayan , MSW,NADA,ADS. The workshop aims to facilitate a shared understanding of importance of barrier free services and skill in use ear acupuncture as an adjunct treatment at all stages of addiction treatment (pre-admission, detoxification and rehabilitation and after care).  This workshop also provides trainees with skills to use ear acupuncture (NADA Protocol three points) under general supervision of Dr. Michael O. Smith acupuncturist an...

A Workshop on Acudetox counseling for Work life Balance, Stress management and Addiction treatment was organized in the Department of Social Work on dated 21.10.2013.  The workshop was presided over by  Prof.H.Y. Siddiqui  and coordinated by Dr.Mohd. Shahid  Associate Professor & Head, Department of Social work, Mualana Azad National Urdu University Hyderabad  The participants were mainly the students of social work and few from other departments. Two major organizations named NADA India Foundation , New Delhi and 2 nd Life Wellness Centre , Hyderabad have anchored the workshop. Mr SuneelVatsyayan, MSW, NADA ADS Chairman Nada India , New Delhi and Dr Sagar, NADA ADS2nd Life Wellness Centre, Hyderabad were the major resource persons.   The workshop aimed to facilitate the participants in developing programs and to address the issues of work life balance, Stress and Control /stop alcohol or tobacco. As the given issues are one of the major...