Society For Mental Health Kerala Key Issues and
Operational Areas, Major Activiities & Achivements
Operational Districts: Kozhikode
Operational States: KERALA
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1986: The charitable society was established and registered under the inspiring leadership of Sri Tamton Abdul Azeez who was the founder of this centre. He continued as the secretary till his demise in 1995.
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1987: Started a Day Care Centre with a popcorn unit at Mankave (Calicut) with Devasya as the manager who continues till date. It served as a centre of occupation therapy and also as a training centre to enable patients to stand on their own feet. The centre was shifted to puthiyara as the society had to vacate the building. Popcorn and peanuts were marketed initially and a nursery was started and seedlings of nut mugs, cloves etc were grown and sold. The social forestry programmed supported this project. The inmates participated in these ventures participated wholeheartedly.
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1988: Purchased 70 cents of land at Thalakulathur, 12 Km north of Calicut, to house a rehabilitation centre for the mentally ill. The foundation stone for the residential complex was laid by the then Minister of Health Mr.A.C Shanmugadas at the site.
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1990: The Round Table 69 sponsored the construction of the of a building for occupational therapy. Dr. V. Ramachandran, the president of the Indian Psychiatric Society, inaugurated the building.
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1990: Started free monthly medical camps for the mentally ill, which provides them with diagnosis and medicine, free of cost. This is continued without break till date. On the last Thursday of every month medicines are dispensed free and we are grateful to the psychiatrists of Calicut, who attend the camp on their own, allowing free consultation.
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1991: Built the Industrial centre at Thalakulathur site with the financial assistance of Calicut Round Table-69.
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1992: The society organized a seminar on rehabilitation of mental patients and a medical camp in Calicut in which many leading psychiatrists of national stature such as Dr. Mohan Isaac (NIMHANS) and Dr. Raj Kumar (SCARF) participated. The then president of the society Dr. Mohammed Hassan was the organizer of this event
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1993: Undertook the construction of the first stage of Rehabilitation Centre at a cost of Rs 8 Lakhs. In the absence of assistance from the Govt, the society mobilized the entire expenses by way of donations from the public.
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1995: Tamton Abdul Azeez passed away. The members, his family, relatives and friends took the project as a challenge and the first phase of the building at Thalakulathur was completed in 1996
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1996: The Rehabilitation center was inaugurated and named after Late Tamton Abdul Azeez, was inaugurated by the then Chief Minister of Kerala, Sri A.K Antony
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1998: Foundation stone laid for Northern Block
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1999: The society celebrated the 100th medical camp in Calicut city and the participation of leading psychiatrists of Calicut made it memorable
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2003: The new block of the building was opened with a space of more than 4000 sq.ft
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2004: Concert held in aid of Manas Centre
