The Department of Psychiatry, College of Nursing and Department of Community Medicine and Family Medicine of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar, will organise a week long activities from October 3 to 10 as the World Mental Health Day will be celebrated on October 10.
The activities include sensitisation and interactive programmes on youth substance abuse, gadget addiction, youth psychology and mental health problems in changing times at GIFT Engineering College and Rama Devi Women’s University, Bhubaneswar, a public awareness lecture in AIIMS Outpatient Department (OPD), a free health camp awareness camp at Community Health Centre (CHC), Mendhasal, Khurda, in collaboration with District Mental Health Programme (DMHP), Khordha.
Along with these, a walkathon and various literary competitions such as essay writing, slogan writing and poster competitions will be held among the MBBS and Nursing students to sensitise the young budding medical professionals of the country about youth mental health. On October 10, lectures by mental health experts and cyber-experts will be organised at Mini Auditorium, College of Nursing, AIIMS Bhubaneswar to mark the event.