From Director's Pen

Mental Health Institute (COE), SCBMCH, Cuttack is emerging as one of the best Mental Health centres with four Departments for patient care, teaching, training, and research. Being the Head of the Institution in the last five years, I have made tremendous changes in patient care, and training of MD Psychiatry students and students of M.Phil in Clinical Psychology and Psychiatric Social Work. In the last five years the centre has taken a new dimension with the introduction of modified ECT, RTMS, Sleep Lab, and Polysomnography under my leadership. Training of Mental Health personnel, i.e. Medical officers, Nursing officers and Counsellors in the centre has taken mental health to the community level in the State.

Mental Health Care Act 2017 was enormously contributed by me and my Professional colleagues at the Institution for the implementation in the State of Odisha. The training of Counsellors and victims of COVID-19 by Odisha Digital Academy for Mental Health was worth rewarding. Emerging new OPD block and DAC block was started with my active endeavor which is on the verge of completion. Increasing MD Psychiatry seats from 5 to 8, increasing the seats of M.Phil Clinical Psychology from 8 to 12 is to measure the contribution of the Institute in Professional training. Supply of free medicines to the all patients under NIRAMAYA scheme has been another milestone achieved by the Institute. At present the Institute has around 250 Staffs, giving a new dimension to Mental Health Care service for the people of our country.

Prof. Dr. Sarada Prasanna Swain
Director-cum-Medical Superintendent, MHI (COE), SCB MCH, Cuttack

OUR TEAM

DR. PALLABI SAHU

Assistant professor – Psychiatry

In – Charge Officer, VKN – ODAMH

Ms. SUSHREE SANGITA BEHURA

Communication Specialist, VKN – ODAMH

Clinical Psychologist

Ms. SUKANYA MAHAKUL

Communication Specialist, VKN – ODAMH

Clinical Psychologist

shradha banarjee

Ms. SHRADDHA BANERJEE

Communication Specialist, VKN – ODAMH

Clinical Psychologist

Mr. SUBHRAJEET MISHRA

IT HEAD

Feel free to reach Us:

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Who We Are

In – Charge Officer/ Clinic facilitator

  • Lead introductions to the HUB-Team & the participants present.
  • Necessary announcements including reminders about maintaining etiquette during the session.
  • Facilitate patient case presentation by the participants.
  • Wrap off : Final announcement, reminder to send cases, etc... .

DR. PALLABI SAHU

Clinic Co-Ordinator

  • Design curriculum.
  • Design pre test ( knowledge, confidence, psychological interventions, etc…) & post test assessments.
  • Agenda for each virtual session.
  • Make assignments.
  • Send case recommendations & reading materials to the participants.
  • Planning & organizing on-site training.
  • Dissemination of research findings through scientific presentations & publications.
SUSHREE SANGITA, SUKANYA, SHRADDHA BANERJEE

Communication Specialist

  • Anatomy preparation with Clinic co-Ordinator.
  • Invitation to be sent with any updates to the participants.
  • Creating Master Sheet of each virtual session.
  • Sending Thanks mail & card.
  • Works closely with clinic co-ordinator & IT.

SUSHREE SANGITA, SUKANYA, SHRADDHA BANERJEE

IT Support Analyst

  • Facilitate live Tele sessions from an IT stand point.
  • Provide technical & user support to the participants & Hub-Team .
  • Monitor chats for technical questions.

SUBHRAJEET MISHRA

ABOUT ODAMH

  • Odisha Digital Academy for Mental Health (ODAMH) has been functioning at Mental Health Institute (COE), S.C.B. Medical College & Hospital, Cuttack since 2019.
  •  A MOU was signed in 2018 between the Govt. of Odisha and NIMHANS, Bengaluru for the establishment of a Digital Hub at ODAMH, MHI (COE), SCBMCH, Cuttack.
  • ODAMH has started working with the support of Govt. of Odisha in collaboration with NIMHANS Digital Academy, Bengaluru in 2019.

AIM

  • We aim to reach the grassroots level and train people in Mental Health through digitalization.
  •  Our vision is to develop a network of highly skilled Human Resources in Mental Health for the state of Odisha through case-based learning, knowledge sharing, and handholding by an expert multidisciplinary team at ODAMH, MHI, SCBMCH, Cuttack.
  • Our mission is to make trusted knowledge accessible to anyone, anywhere, and anytime using case/client-based learning, collaborative care, and tele mentoring.
  • Our mission is to provide evidence-based mental health practices to the Health Care Professionals working in various areas in the state.
  • This network will touch the lives of rural and underserved populations across Odisha and make evidence-based treatment available and accessible to all.

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