Started in 2014, we at Bhandu Day Care Centre believe in providing psychiatric care integrated with psychological & social support to both individuals and family which help reintegrating patients with mental health disorders back in the community as productive members of the society.

Person with mental illness do better when living in a community. Hence their stay in institutions should be brief and only under unavoidable circumstances. It is not advised that a patient stays at home all day long interacting only with family members. For those unable to find work or socialize, attending a daycare is a good option to explore and socialize.

Bhandu Day Care helps individuals to relearn forgotten skills and build their capacity to perform various skills.

Bhandu Day Care services are available for:

• Partially improved psychiatric patients with stable clinical state, discharged from Psychiatric Hospitals and Rehabilitation Units
• Follow up patients from OPD.

A multidisciplinary team consisting of Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologists, psychiatric Social Workers, Psychiatric Nurses and Vocational trainers take part in treatment of the day care patients.

The patients are trained in Social and Vocational skills. A structured working programme for patients consisting of individual and group sessions has been developed.

It is planned to provide for Activity scheduling, Skills training and Vocational training depending on patient’s functional status and aptitude.

Group activities carried out at centre are as given below:

Vocational training by expertise: Preparing floor carpet, jewellery items (bangles, ear rings, anklets), door hangings, wire baskets, embroidery on clothes, paper bags, paper cups, greeting cards, diya painting, rakhi preparation, quelling work etc…

Therapeutic activities: Group reading (newspaper, magazine), group discussion, collage preparation, group games, individual performance, facial expression.

Skill developing: Marketing paper bags and ladies’ jewellery items in Udupi. Training is being given on handling money, communication skills that are essential for marketing.. Basic computer training is being given for interested individuals.

Mind and Body: Self care, regular meditation, indoor games, exercises, entertainment programmes are being conducted for inmates which helps them relax and feel motivated to visit the day care.

In addition to the all above activities individual records are being maintained.

Aim of Bhandu Day Care Centre is to bring psychiatric patient to main stream. Psychiatry rehabilitation or psychosocial rehabilitation is a process of re-establishment of the individual who has psychiatric disability back into the community as well as to enhance his ability to cope with that environment.
Our services combine biological treatment, independent living, psychological support, social skills training, vocational training & rehabilitation and facilitating access to productive work options.

The services are tailor maid for each patient involving collaborative, person directed and individualized approach.

We work with a Mission that individuals recovering from mental illnesses are able to live a dignified life, enjoy their social life, attend school, practice their faith, maintain a healthy lifestyle, while managing their own illness with the support they may need.

Facilities at Day Care:

• Free consultation/counselling
• Free pickup and drop
• Providing conveyance charges
• Providing food
• Vocational Training
• Placement based on the skills

Selection criteria for Day Care

• Patient should be partially recovered
• The users should voluntarily seek admission.
• Permission from consultant Psychiatrist.
• To produce photo identity, proof identity, proof address, care taker’s address.

Patients with suicidal tendencies, confused, disoriented, problem in commuting may not be suitable for day care.

Activity Schedule at Day Care Centre

09:00 am – Inmates arriving
09:15 am – Prayer
09:30 am – Vocational training
10:00 am – Breakfast & tea
10:30 am – Vocational training

12:30 pm – Lunch
12:30 pm to 02:30 pm – Leisure activities
02:30 pm – Vocational training
04:00 pm – Tea break
04:00 pm – Departure

Activity gallery