The Banyan Newsletter

Abstract

This news letter presents the stories of individuals (Komal, Lakshmi, Kanagi, Usha and Manohar) who were provided care through 'Home Again' program and 'Emergency Care and Recovery Center (ECRC)' initiative of Banyan. It highlights their struggle with homelessness, poverty, abuse, and grief leading to mental health issues and how they were reached out and provided care through these programs. Home again program provides housing with bespoke support leading to substantive community integartion for people with psychosocial disabilities. ECRCs offers multidisciplinary person-centred hospital-based care for homeless people with mental health issues.