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Comprehensive Disaster Risk Reduction Program by Ministry of Social Services

The Ministry of Social Services presents a comprehensive work program focused on disaster risk reduction through counseling and psychosocial support. With contributions from various institutions like the National Secretariat for Persons with Disabilities, the program aims to address a wide array of issues, including educational, family, psychiatric, and economic problems. Special initiatives are tailored for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in designated resettlement areas, ensuring their mental well-being through counseling sessions and collaborative welfare activities. The initiative emphasizes accessibility and support mechanisms for persons with disabilities.

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Comprehensive Disaster Risk Reduction Program by Ministry of Social Services

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  1. Development of a work program for NDMCC Contributions for Disaster Risk Reduction actions by Ministry of Social Services

  2. Presented By LalRatnaweeraDirector Planning5th floor , Sethsiripaya ,BattaramullaTele: 2887349-51

  3. Institutions involved Counseling Division National Secretariat for Persons with Disabilities (NSPD) Community Based Rehabilitation Programme (CBR)

  4. National Counseling Program Mr. L.H. Thilakaratna - Director – 0112877375 / 0715380001 94 Counseling officers 62 Counseling Centers 10 Counseling officers attached in Kilinochchi & Vavuniya districts On-line round-the-clock counseling services - 0715380--- area telecom code

  5. ON-LINE COUNSELLING PROGRAM • Kind of problems received through on line Counseling Services • Educational problems {Exam phobias, Memory, Learning methods} • Family Problems { Husband & Wife} • Psychiatric Problems {Depression, Sezsophenia} • Economic Problems. {Business & self employment} • Mental distress { Disabled , widows & Others} No of Mobile phones - 25 No of Beneficiaries - 15102 Total Expenditure - 108 523/-

  6. Types of Counseling Services • Providing Counseling services at divisional level • Intervention of psychosocial problems • Conducting awareness programs on counseling . • Conducting treatment counseling clinics • Conducting 30 individual /family Counseling session per month • Conducting 4 preventive awareness programs per month. • Providing counseling services in hospitals, prisons, children & • elders home , mental health clinics and maternity clinics

  7. SPECIAL COUNSELLING PROGRAM for IDPs in 2010

  8. SPECIAL COUNSELLING PROGRAMResettlement areas [Mullathivu,Kilinochchi] Awareness program for Government Officers

  9. SPECIAL COUNSELLING PROGRAM UNICEF Project – upto 2011 • Main Activities • Identifying the psychosocial problems of IDP’s • Conducting individual ,group and family counselling sessions • Coordinating other government and non government organizations of welfare activities. • Supporting Reunification and elders release activities • Referring to relevant authorities. (psychiatry, Medical , Government or NGO • Counselling program for IDP’s [Vavuniya] • Started from January 2009 • Attached 110 Counselors up to May 2009 • Attached 30 Counselors up to February 2010. • Attached 10 Counselors up to June 2010.

  10. Activities of NSPD Creating enabling environment for PWDs Regulations for accessibility to built environment was published as per gazette notification, dated 17/10/2006 under the Act No: 28 of 1996 The decision of the supreme court directs to provide accessibility for PWDs in regard to new “Public Buildings” dated 14/10/2009

  11. Provision of assistive devices namely Wheel Chairs, Crutches , Elbows, Spectacles etc. Conduct of mobile service camps Housing Assistance for PWDs, maximum of Rs. 100,000 per house

  12. Your Suggestions and Questions for further discussion Thanking You for your keen attention

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