The Banyan
The Banyan
Project Brief: The Banyan strives to rehabilitate mentally ill destitute women and reunite them with their families.Asha austin will be invoved in the support and bring up of the vocational training/occupational therapy units.
Project Type: Special Needs (description)
Primary Focus: other (description)
Supporting Chapter Contact: Austin
Project Type: Special Needs (description)
Primary Focus: other (description)
Secondary Focus: vocational training
Area: UrbanSupporting Chapter Contact:
Status: completed - requirements ended
Project Steward: Preethi Narayanan
Project Partner(s): Vaishnavi Jayakumar
Other Contacts: Charanya Ravikumar
Project Address: , 6th Main Road,Mogapair ERI Scheme,Chennai,
Tamil Nadu 600037
Tel: 0091-44-26530504
Stewarding Chapter: Austin
Project Steward: Preethi Narayanan
Project Partner(s): Vaishnavi Jayakumar
Other Contacts: Charanya Ravikumar
Project Address: , 6th Main Road,Mogapair ERI Scheme,Chennai,
Tamil Nadu 600037
Tel: 0091-44-26530504
Stewarding Chapter: Austin
The Banyan is currently caring for over 360 destitute women, all suffering from some sort of psychiatric ailment. Over the last decade, it has developed a model of care, treatment and psycho-social rehabilitation that not merely tackles the immediate problem of providing shelter and medical care to these women, but also contributes to their restoration to a normal social and family environment and instills in them courage and hope to lead productive lives. The care and rehabilitation model has been carefully structured in such a way that medical treatment for mental illness is supplemented by vocational and recreational therapy. A significant feature of this model is the imparting of vocational and occupational skills to these destitute women with a view to preparing them for a contributive role in their family and the community at large after they are reunited with their families.
As a result of this informally structured care, the women soon regain their health and strength, and are increasingly involved in occupational activities as well as in the daily chores of The Banyan. Once set on the path of recovery, most women begin to recall their families and want to be reunited with them. Effecting such reunions is an area in which the institution has had considerable success.
As a result of this informally structured care, the women soon regain their health and strength, and are increasingly involved in occupational activities as well as in the daily chores of The Banyan. Once set on the path of recovery, most women begin to recall their families and want to be reunited with them. Effecting such reunions is an area in which the institution has had considerable success.
The banyan was started in August 1993 by Vaishnavi and vandana to care for mentally ill destitute women. What started out as a single room with a few residents has now grown to a home to care for more than 400 residents. The aims of the banyan are:
a. To identify and provide shelter, care and psychiatric and medical services to mentally ill destitute women
b. To provide innovative clinical treatment and therapy.
c. To aim at self-sufficiency and deinstitutionalisation through a rehabilitation / restoration programme.
d. To enhance public awareness and gather public support for the care of mentally ill destitute women.
e. To help bring about positive changes in Government policy and planning with relation to mentally ill.
a. To identify and provide shelter, care and psychiatric and medical services to mentally ill destitute women
b. To provide innovative clinical treatment and therapy.
c. To aim at self-sufficiency and deinstitutionalisation through a rehabilitation / restoration programme.
d. To enhance public awareness and gather public support for the care of mentally ill destitute women.
e. To help bring about positive changes in Government policy and planning with relation to mentally ill.
Jan 2008 New Proposal Questions - Banyan Responses
Dec 2007 December 2007 Site Visit-Pics
Nov 2007 Annual review 06-07
Jul 2007 Conference call minutes - July 2007
May 2007 Conference call minutes - May 2007
May 2007 May 2007 site visit photos
May 2007 May 2007 site visit report
Jan 2007 sample application
Jan 2007 Rehabilitation in Banyan
Jan 2007 Madurai Report
Jan 2007 sample job analysis
Jan 2007 sample question paper for graduating from VT/OT unit.
Dec 2006 Site visit
Jul 2006 National_workshop_agenda
Jul 2006 Updates_VT_OT
Jul 2006 Photos_july
Jun 2006 Updates_general
Apr 2006 Budget_April06-March07
Apr 2006 Budgets_other_units
Apr 2006 Q_n_A_II
Mar 2006 Q_A_for_review
Mar 2006 Tailoring_I&E_Q4
Mar 2006 Report
Feb 2006 Annual report 2004-05
Feb 2006 Annual report 2003-04
Jan 2006 News articles on banyan inmates' demand for rights
Dec 2005 Yearly Newsletter
Nov 2005 Quarterly report
Nov 2005 Article on Hindu
Aug 2005 Quarterly report
Jun 2005 Tailoring Unit Budget
Mar 2005 Site visit
Mar 2005 Site visit photos
Jul 2004 Proposal and initial Q&A
Dec 2003 First Visit
Dec 2007 December 2007 Site Visit-Pics
Nov 2007 Annual review 06-07
Jul 2007 Conference call minutes - July 2007
May 2007 Conference call minutes - May 2007
May 2007 May 2007 site visit photos
May 2007 May 2007 site visit report
Jan 2007 sample application
Jan 2007 Rehabilitation in Banyan
Jan 2007 Madurai Report
Jan 2007 sample job analysis
Jan 2007 sample question paper for graduating from VT/OT unit.
Dec 2006 Site visit
Jul 2006 National_workshop_agenda
Jul 2006 Updates_VT_OT
Jul 2006 Photos_july
Jun 2006 Updates_general
Apr 2006 Budget_April06-March07
Apr 2006 Budgets_other_units
Apr 2006 Q_n_A_II
Mar 2006 Q_A_for_review
Mar 2006 Tailoring_I&E_Q4
Mar 2006 Report
Feb 2006 Annual report 2004-05
Feb 2006 Annual report 2003-04
Jan 2006 News articles on banyan inmates' demand for rights
Dec 2005 Yearly Newsletter
Nov 2005 Quarterly report
Nov 2005 Article on Hindu
Aug 2005 Quarterly report
Jun 2005 Tailoring Unit Budget
Mar 2005 Site visit
Mar 2005 Site visit photos
Jul 2004 Proposal and initial Q&A
Dec 2003 First Visit