FAQ's

• FAQ's

History

• The Genesis and Evolution of The National Council for Mental Health- Sahanaya

Organization Structure

• Organization Structure

Who's who

• Director
• Consultant Psychiatrist - Clinical & Rehabilitation Division
• Administrator - Clinical & Rehabilitation Division
• Coordinator - Department of Counselling
• Coordinator - Department of Information & Training
• Out Reach Community Mental Health Coordinating Officer
• Public Relations Coordinator
• Coordinator - Department of Rehabilitation
• Mental Health Worker - Department of Rehabilitation
• Mental Health Worker - Department of Rehabilitation

Partnerships

• Partnerships

Gorakana Residential Facility

• Gorakana Residential Facility

Friends of Sahanaya

• Miss.Thanganesam Mylvaganam
• Mrs.Ruwanka Weerasuriya
• Mrs.J.Lalani Soysa
• Mrs.Lalitha Herath Gunaratna
• Mrs.Priyanthi De Silva
• Mrs.Seema Mohamed

Special Advisory Panel

• Professor Colvin de Fonseka Warnasooriya Goonaratne

Upcoming Events

• World Mental Health Day – 08th Oct 2010
• Mobile Dental Clinic – 17th Sep 2010
• Clinical Training Programme for Medical Students – 14th and 15th Sep 2010
• Free Lunch – 08th Sep 2010
• Musical Programme – 08th Sep 2010
• Free Lunch – 07th Sep 2010
• Training Programme for Trainee Nurses - from 30th Aug 2010

Past Events

• Annual General Meeting - 18th August 2010
• Clients Outing – 13th Aug 2010
• Nursing awareness programme– 09th Aug 2010
• Community Supportive Committee meeting - 07th Aug 2010
• Hair cutting service – 06th Aug 2010
• Medical student attachment - 22nd June 2010
• Student nurses attachment -14th June 2010
• Medical student attachment - 07th June 2010
• Care Givers meeting - 02nd July 2010
• Religious excursion by clients to Gothami temple
• Sinhala & Tamil new year celebration - Sahanaya Resource centre, Borella

Applying for the membership

• Applying for the membership

Council reports

• Activity Reports
• Annual Reports
• Gorakana Residential Facility Reports
• Minutes of the meeting of the Management Committee

Photo Album

• Clients Outing – 13th Aug 2010
• Hair cutting service – 06th Aug 2010
• Vesak Bakthi Gee at Sahanaya- Gorakana - 27th May 2010
• Commencement of gardening programme - 01.06.2010
• Information and training programme - Nursing students
• Information and training programme- Medical students
• Sahanaya Residential Facility - Gorakana
• Sahanaya Resource Center - Borella
• Prof. Nalaka Mendis addressing the Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists 04-05-2010
• Sinhala New Year Festival 27-04-2010
• Diploma course 2010 - First batch
• Inauguration of the Colombo Resource center 1986: President J.R.Jayawardana, Mrs. Elena Jayawardana & Prof. Nalaka Mendis
• Year end party 2009
• Rehabilitation outing programme
• Client activities

Video Gallery

• Introduction to Sahanaya
• History of Psychiatry timeline
• Electroconvulsive therapy

Media publications

• Determining depression
• 'Stress now impacting badly on ‘ Lankan children’- Sahanaya’ Director

Research Publications

Rehabilitation

• Activities
• Referral procedure
• Programme Structure

Volunteers

• Volunteers

Care Givers

• The role of care givers in mental health rehabilitation

University of Colombo

• Faculty of medicine, Colombo
• Home visit learning exercise

University of Kelaniya

• Learning Objectives for the medical students at Sahanaya
• Faculty of Medicine, Kelaniya

University of Sri Jayawardanapura

• Faculty of Medicine, Sri Jayawardanapura

Student Nurses

• Nurses Training Programme

Examination Aid

• Multiple Choice Questions

Diploma in Practical Counselling & Mental Health

• About Diploma
• Course Contents
• Course Committee
• Visiting Faculty
• How to register for the Diploma
• Download Application form

Frequently asked questions

• FAQS in Mental Health and Psychiatry

Psychiatric disorders

• Alcohol, Smoking and Drugs
• Stress
• Bipolar Affective Disorder
• Schizophrenia and other Psychotic illnesses
• Psychiatric Manifestations of Medical Conditions
• Depression
• Anxiety Disorders
• Dementia

Treatments in psychiatry

• Medication
• Psychological Therapies
• Transcranial magnetic stimulation
• Electro-convulsive therapy
• Neurosurgery

Mental Health in Sri Lanka

• Suicide in Sri Lanka
• Mental Health Services
• Cannabis use in Sri Lanka