DRIVIN G ROWTH - Dr. Reddy's

AFTER AN HOUR AT ROSHNI I LEFT WITH A PROMISE TO MYSELF
NOT TO GIVE UP ON LIFE… HOWEVER TOUGH MY SITUATION
MAY SEEM I WOULD ALWAYS MAKE IT THROUGH THE TOUGH
TIMES… ”
Similarly, congenital adrenal hyperplasia
was found to affect 1 in 1960 newborns.
These babies are on replacement therapy
and families are being counselled. G6PD is
the third most prevalent, followed by
galactosemia. Transient tyrosinemia is
common among the newborn that require
follow-up.
Screening is highly cost effective. A family
that quits smoking 9 packs of cigarettes a
week can save a newborn from for mental
retardation. Diagnosis of congenital
hypothyroidism and initiation of treatment
costs Rs. 500; managing a retarded child
costs upto one lakh, apart from the
psychological stress.
ROSHNI
WITH GROWING COMPETITIVE
STRESS, crises abound. Accumulated
stress can lead to suicidal thought or
behaviour.
ROSHNI, a support group for the
depressed and suicidal was born in 1997,
when three girls, Poonam, Madhu and
Shashi, met Dr. Reddy, who assured them
of complete and continual support for their
project. It has grown to a group of 28
volunteers and has so far dealt with over
9000 cases.
Trained volunteers at Roshni try to
A BENEFICIARY
understand these situations and
experiences; to alleviate the individual and
social conditions that lead a person to
suicidal behaviour and thus prevent
suicide.They answer around 150 calls per
month, providing emotional understanding
that becomes a protective factor. The
counselling helps the person cope, develop
resilience, realise their own responsibility.
Members of Roshni visit schools, to
counsel students to help them cope with
studies, career problems, or family
pressures. The team, comprising students,
survivors, doctors or other professionals
conduct workshops, seminars to create
awareness about the art of living,
responsibility of an individual, family
connection, relationship and provide the
supportive service.
The members aim to reach out through
its networking and new centres and
generate community involvement to fight
the conditions that lead to suicidal
behaviour which affects the individual,
families and the community at large.
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