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

A workshop was organized by Nada India Foundation at Border Security Force (BSF) Gujarat Frontier Headquarters, Gandhinagar on 29 January 2011. Before workshop began Dr. Michael O.Smith visionary and founder of NADA International and Suneel Vatsyayan Chairman of Nada India met with paramedics and nursing assistants. They said there were about 500 families living at that base. On asking what main complaints patients were presenting with, sleeplessness, headaches, cold and cough etc were the common presenting complaints. Suneelji then explained to them how this ear detoxification acupuncture works. That it was not for curative purpose but as preventive and preparing patient for further treatment. Both Dr. Smith and Suneelji also answered their questions. After this addressing about 200 Jawan (Constables) and their families including Inspector General of Gujarat Frontier shri A.N.Sinha IPS with his wife and other senior officials , Shri Suneelji said this 3 point ear acupunctu...

Dear Friends , Greetings from Nada India Nada India Foundation and Nada Gujarat Chapter are pleased to announce the Training workshop on use of ear acupuncture as per NADA Protocol for wellness, addiction treatment and general well being for physicians and nursing staff to be held at Nisargopachar Kendra at Vinoba Ashram, Gotri, Vadodara Gujarat on 14 th March .2011(11am-5pm). On 15 th & 16 th March 2011 at Central Jail Vadodara Gujarat .The workshop will be conducted by Daksha Patel NADA,ADS (Canada ) ,Dr.Nayana Shah and facilitated by Suneel Vatsyayan NADA ADS , Chairman Nada India. Nada team well also visit central Jail Ahmedabad on 17 th March 2011 for brief orientation as part of follow up. 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) and wellness pr...

Rita Nilsen, NADA-trainer in Norway ( www.nada-norge.no ) got a prize from the "Norwegian national board on drugs and alcohol related issues". RITA NILSEN is the winner of the Addiction-councils juryprize 2010. Rita is the founder, manager AND the person with high quality competance in the field of drug-addiction. http://www.acudetox.com/nada-blog/blog-latests/32-updates/76-long-time-nada-trainer-and-activist-wins-award-in-norway.html

In the present day society, people find it hard to talk about help, issues related to addiction, trauma, domestic violence, mental health etc. We believe that talking about feelings, trauma asking for help is still a taboo and highly stigmatized and further biggest barrier in effective service delivery at grass root level. Nada India promotes two basic approaches one is the use of ear acupuncture at all stages of addiction treatment & rehabilitation and peer based interventions. NADA protocol was developed and spearheaded as a worldwide movement by Dr. Michael O. Smith Psychiatrist and Acupuncturist from New York the Founder of National Acupuncture Detoxification Association. During his recent visit to Nada India , Dr. Michael O. Smith discussed the concept of NADA with Suneel Vatsyayan and shared his views on it .

Click here for video Training workshop on use of ear acupuncture as per NADA Protocol for addiction treatment and general well being was organized by Nada India ,Prison Department Gujarat & Nada Gujarat Chapter for Jail officials ,physicians ,nursing staff & NGOs held at Central Jail, Ahmedabad, Gujarat on 27th &28th Jan 2011 . The workshop was conducted by Dr. Michael O. Smith, Psychiatrist & Acupuncturist from Lincoln Hospital New York and facilitated by Suneel Vatsyayan ,Nada India.