PROJECT SAATHI WILL BE ROLLED OUT IN SEVEN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS, TARGETING STUDENTS OF CLASSES 7,8,9 AND 11

Punjab Governor and the UT administrator Shri Gulab Chand Kataria inaugurated project SAATHI, a mental health and wellness initiative for government school students, being implemented by the UT education department in partnership with the Chandigarh Citizens Foundation (CCF) . The project includes life skills education, Yoga, meditation creative therapies and group activities aimed at the stress reduction and emotional resilience among students. Conceived as a six month pilot project SAATHI will be rolled out in seven government schools, targeting students of Classes 7,8,9and 11 . The programme also focuses on training principals, teachers and councillors to better identify and respond to students, mental health needs. Describing the programme as a timely and preventive intervention, the Governor said the initiative such as project SAATHI could position Chandigarh as a National model for school based mental healthcare. The project aims to address rising emotional and psychological challenges among adolescents through early intervention and capacity building within the schools. CCF president General VP Malik (retired) said on this occasion that the initiative brings together over 225 professionals working across 12 focus groups to support citizens centric social programmes and policy advisories:-- Er Fateh chand Guleria, Director RTI welfare Association registered number HPCD, 3552 Bilaspur Himachal Pradesh phone number, 9459334377