Synergy

It is a sibling’s network promoted by the Trust. It provides opportunity for siblings to share their anxieties, concerns, issues and to explore their role in the care of their sibling with mental disability. They meet once in a month (lost Sunday of every month). During the meeting members are educated about the illness and the nature of disability. Activities which includes voluntary service, supporting the projects during recreational and outing programmes and skill training programmes.

Similarly siblings drawn from the Madurai east panchayat under community mental health initiative of the Trust are given periodical training and some of those were identified for placement under supportive and competitive employment. They were also taken to such exposure visit to strengthen their capacities in their respective field.