Berawal dari pesan yang dikirim pada tanggal 15 Oktober 2024 lewat Channel 3410 yang berisikan tentang Mental health initiatives oleh Sourish Choudhury, salah satu Board of Director Rotary Action group on Mental Health Initiatives:
"Hello I am one of the board of directors of. Rotary Action Group on Mental Health Initiatives and would like to work with you in some of our initiatives spreading mental health awareness, breaking the stigma . Do you have a district chapter of mental health initiatives action group or mental health committee in the district?"
Kemudian DG Daniel berinisiatif untuk menindaklanjuti pesan tersebut:
"Dear Sourish,
Thank you for reaching out and sharing your interest in collaborating on mental health initiatives. As the District Governor of Rotary District 3410, I appreciate your focus on spreading mental health awareness and breaking the stigma.
Currently, we do not have a designated officer specifically for mental health programs in our district. However, I am open to exploring potential collaboration opportunities. It would be helpful if you could share more details about your intentions and the specific areas of collaboration you have in mind. This information will allow me to identify relevant initiatives or projects within District 3410 that might align with your goals, and I can consult with them accordingly.
Looking forward to your response.
Best regards,
Daniel Surjadi
District Governor, Rotary District 3410"
Komunikasi berlanjut dengan email balasan dari Sourish Choudhury memberikan penjelasan tentang Rotary Action Group on Mental Health Initiatives (RAGMHI):
from Rotary Action Group Mental Health Initiatives ( RAGMHI). I am Sourish Choudhury from India , District -3291.
Hope you are doing well. It was really nice to get connected with you.
As requested, sharing more details on RAGMHI ( Rotary Action Group on Mental Health Initiatives). The mission of the Mental Health Initiatives Rotary Action Group is to break Stigma, Raise Awareness, and Increase capacity for treatment and prevention. This Action Group focuses on Mental Health Initiatives worldwide facilitating discussions and projects among Rotarians, clubs and districts. One of our primary objectives is to reduce the stigma of mental health through education so that the global rate of suicide will decrease.
As of today ,we have 35 District Chapters worldwide and around 600 active members. Please visit https://www.ragonmentalhealth.org/ for more details.
We have multiple programs which are ongoing in different countries like the "Don't bottle it up" campaign to break the stigma, "Wellness in Box" for school students and many more. We can get into a zoom call and then I can give a presentation on some of these based on your availability.
I am also attaching the document for the district chapter formation process. The annual fee for the district chapter is just 50 dollars for 10 members.
I hope we can implement some very good projects on mental health initiatives in your district.
Thank you once again.
Regards,
Sourish Choudhury
Director, Mental Health Initiatives Rotary Action Group
Founder, Sound 'N' Mind Foundation.
Mobile: +91 9836658041
Berikut ulasan tentang Mental Health dari Gordon R. McInally, 2023-24 Rotary International President yang dikutip dari Blog Rotary Internatonal:
The Importance of Prioritizing Mental Health and Well-Being
Posted on July 13, 2023by rotaryservice
By Gordon R. McInally, 2023-24 Rotary International President
As Rotary President for 2023-24, I am placing a special focus on global mental health. Mental illness and emotional wellness can be difficult topics for anyone to discuss, and I know that there are some places in the Rotary world where those conversations are especially difficult.
But we have so much to gain by helping each other address mental health and wellness more openly. As we come out of a global pandemic that forced many to experience hardship and isolation, so many of us and the people we serve are experiencing lasting challenges to our emotional well-being that we cannot handle alone. As Rotary members, we have a unique ability to reach out to people who may have no other access to this kind of care. And as an organization built on friendship and service, we can help guide our fellow Rotary members in a trusting, caring manner. All of us can serve our communities by engaging openly in discussions about mental health and wellness and establishing a solid foundation for preventative and interventional measures in your area.
I have already seen in my travels around the Rotary world that these conversations foster connection and safety between us. They can help build stronger interpersonal relationships while supporting the well-being of the communities we serve.
As President, I am asking you to help Rotary make progress towards these three critical goals:
1. Erase the stigma associated with discussions of emotional well-being
2. Raise awareness of mental health needs
3. Improve access to mental health services
I am not going to tell you how to achieve these goals, rather I’m going to invite you to think of ways you can make a difference through your service projects, in your clubs, and in your day-to-day interactions with fellow Rotary members and with your community. The brochure on Prioritizing Mental Health offers ideas about how you can get started in placing a greater priority on mental health. And throughout the year, I will be relying on the leadership of the Rotary Action Group on Mental Health Initiatives to help show you how you can do more, learn from one another, and begin to create a grassroots movement within Rotary to make mental health wellness a priority not just this year, but into the future as well. And as of earlier this month, Rotary Showcase offers a forum for you to share how your club’s service projects are raising awareness about mental health and helping communities access needed services.
Challenges around mental illness and emotional health affect us all. And research shows that performing acts of kindness is the single most effective way to improve your mood over the long term. Rotary is uniquely positioned to make a global impact on this effort, and I hope you will join me in showing this new level of care to each other — and to ourselves.
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