- NWWA and Empower signed MoU for 'Project Nirmal'.
- The jawans and their families will get counselling, psychological screening and psychosocial support.
- A 24/7 multilingual mental health helpline will be made available.
NDRF Wives Welfare Association (NWWA) across the country NDRFPan- set up by Smt. Neerja Birla under Aditya Birla Education Trust (ABET) to launch 'Project Nirmal' a dedicated Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) initiative for jawans and their families ofIndia Signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Empower, a mental healthcare provider. NDRF
Social stigma around mental health
The institutional collaboration aims to address the social stigma around mental health and manage occupational stress given the intense stress, physical challenges and sudden deployments faced by NDRF rescuers during disasters.
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'Project Nirmal' provides a comprehensive care continuum system including mental health awareness sessions, regular mental check-ups, individual and group counselling, tele-counseling, crisis intervention, suicide prevention and essential support.
Multilingual helpline man
Hub-based teams will be created in key regional centers to ensure broad reach across India. Additionally, a 24/7 dedicated multilingual helpline manned by mental health experts will provide round-the-clock guidance to jawans and their family members.
Mrs. Preeti Anand, President, NWWA said, “The emotional well-being of rescuers and their families needs to be prioritized to maintain the morale, readiness and overall response effectiveness of the force.”
Heartfelt appreciation to NDRF
Commenting on the initiative, Mrs. Neerja Birla, Founder and Chairperson, Aditya Birla Education Trust, Empower said, “We deeply appreciate NDRF for recognizing that mental health is an integral part of the strength of the direct response system. Through 'Project Nirmal', Empower along with NDRF Wives Welfare Association is providing structured mental health support to frontline staff and families of NDRF. is taking a significant step to provide
Create support systems
This collaboration marks the beginning of Empower's nationwide vision to systematically institutionalize mental health care for those who serve the nation around the clock and work to create integrated mental health support systems.”
In a high-stress environment
Empower has extensive experience working with India's uniformed and frontline services, including the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and police forces across Maharashtra, as well as providing mental health counseling and psychosocial support in high-stress environments.
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Temporary relief
Through long-term initiatives like 'Project Mana' with CISF, Empower has developed an institutional approach that combines awareness, timely diagnosis, counselling, capacity building and availability of professional help. This experience has illustrated that it is important that mental health becomes an integral and sustainable part of the support ecosystem for soldiers rather than being limited to providing temporary relief in times of crisis. Building on this experience, Empower's 'Project Nirmal' is the first step in Empower's pan-India approach to systematically strengthen the mental health and well-being of frontline workers and their families, who play a vital role in protecting society and the nation.