WELLNESS COMMUNITY CENTRE
Helpline: 04422578521 (Wellness Centre 9-5PM), 04448136222 (YourDost 24/7), 04422579999 (Security, 24/7), 04422578888 (Hospital, 24/7)
JULY, 2022
Saathi Activity
Events
Event for Self Care Day(July 24) - A list of self care activities will be released to students over a week to create awareness about self care. Students have to complete the tasks and send proofs to Saathi. We will simultaneously post about Self Care on Saathi's social media accounts.
Student Mentorship Cell
Department Representatives Selection - The entire selection process (releasing the applications, application submission deadline the interviews) will be done throughout this month
Academic Cell
Acad Buddies selection - Applications will be released this month
Mitr Activity
1) Issual of certificate for 2021 batch coordinator
2) New Core Team - Wellness Centre meeting on 20th July 3) New coordinator requirements
4) MITR Video Release in coming days'
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JUNE, 2022
Saathi Activity
Student mentorship program for the whole month.
MAY 27, 2022
Sensitization talk on “ The Psychological Issues of IITM Students”.
MAY 15 - JUNE 25, 2022
Mann Meet
This support group therapy is conducted by the wellness centre. Around 200 students are expected to be participating in the Mann Meet. The meet will happen on all Fridays and Saturdays.
MAY, 2022
Saathi Activity
In the period April-May, we were in the process of selecting the next Saathi Cores. The selection is over now and the new cores will take charge soon. Apart from this, the SMC and Acad Buddy programs are functioning parallelly
Mitr Activity
For the May month,
(1) We had shared the application for Next Core Team selection with questions to be filled in based on which interviews will be conducted.
(2) Based on the Survey we had conducted, we are allotting coordinator to the students and are planning to arrange group therapy sessions
APRIL, 2022
Saathi Activity
Selection of next core team is underway.
Mitr Activity
In the month of April, the plan is to:
1) Change Core Team Structure
2 UG Core, 1 PG Core , 1 Research Scholar Core and splitting MITR into 3 wings etc.
2) Quarterly Survey
3) New core Selection
MARCH, 2022
Saathi Activity
UG and PG Mentorship programme and Acad buddy Programme
Mitr Activity
Mitr volunteers met on 12 March to design the Mitr brochure and posters. Once done, these posters and brochure will be shared among the student community and to be placed in various designated paces within the IITM campus
Upcoming Events
February, 2022
Digital Wellness Campaign
Through a series of events and workshops, " Digital Wellness Campaign" will help students take a necessary break from social media and engaging with their daily lives. Various aspects of Digital Wellness like controlling social media usage, healthy online presence, maintaining one's mental health amidst the bombardment of information from the social media, averting health risks from use of digital media and protecting yourself from digital fraud will be covered. Experts in this field will be conducting sessions and workshops for the students.
Mitr Campus Drive
Mitr campus drive initiative is taken by Mitr volunteers in the month of January. This program is going on through the month of February too.
Multiple planned initiatives are taken to reach each student in campus.
Past Events
January, 2022
Mitr Campus Drive
The Mitr students are organizing a campus drive in the month of January, 2022. The agenda of the drive is to create awareness among the students who have just arrived the campus.
During the drive, posters containing information of MiTR, SAATHI, the Wellness Centre will be sticked in to different areas of the campus.
MiTR will also share posters with each department.
The aim of the drive is to reach each students in the campus and educate them the mental health facilities available in the IIT Madras.
December, 2021
Mental Health Survey Phase III
MITR has conducted the Mental Health Survey Phase III among the IITM Students.
Interactive sessions with psychologists will be organised based on the survey report by the end of the month.
Webinar on "Keeping up a healthy lifestyle in quarantine
The Wellness Centre welcome students to the campus.To make the students psychologically ready the Wellness Centre has organised webinars on 'Keeping up a halthy lifestyle in quarantine' in collaboration with 'YourDOST'.
Please find the recorded webinar here.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OTLxyOb_UPQYXjryfO2N1FiV92uqDMvn/view?usp=drive_web
SAATHI in collaboration with the Wellness centre is organising a series of talk for the fresher PG students.
The topics are, handling difficult home situation, dealing with inferiority complex, and dealing with loneliness.
PG Mentorship Program
November, 2021
Barefoot training
MiTR, in collaboration with the wellness centre is organising barefoot counselling training for the new MiTR volunteer students across the month.
Recruiting Department Heads and Student Mentors for the upcoming freshman batch of 2021. Conducting an orientation session for mentors through the Wellness Center
UG SAATHI Mentorship Program
October, 2021
Art Therapy Sessions
Breaking away from the monotonous routine of online lectures, SAATHI presents interactive Art Therapy Sessions from 3rd to 9th October, to help students distress and unwind through an artistic medium.
To know details, please contact at saathi_core@smail.iitm.ac.in
Student Summit on Wellness
SAATHI is organising a platform for student wellness bodies from various leading technical institutes in the country to exchange their experiences and create shared value that each of them can tailor to the needs of the students in their institute.
To know details, please contact at saathi_core@smail.iitm.ac.in
Art Therapy Sessions
Breaking away from the monotonous routine of online lectures, SAATHI presents interactive Art Therapy Sessions from 3rd to 9th October, to help students distress and unwind through an artistic medium.
To know details, please contact at saathi_core@smail.iitm.ac.in
MITR Faculty Quarterly Meet Autumn
All the MiTR faculty volunteers and advisors of MiTr, and the Wellness Centre team would get together and discuss how to strengthen the mental health care system at IITM and would brainstorm different ways and means to enhance the reach of mental health resources among the student population.
Mental Health Day Celebration
The Wellness Centre is celebrating Mental Health month with interactive sessions by the Wellness Centre professionals, on themes surrounding the "SELF" such as, self exploration, self care and self confidence.
To know details, please contact at asstmgr_wellness@smail.iitm.ac.in
Student Summit on Wellness
SAATHI is organising a platform for student wellness bodies from various leading technical institutes in the country to exchange their experiences and create shared value that each of them can tailor to the needs of the students in their institute.
To know details, please contact at saathi_core@smail.iitm.ac.in
All the MiTR faculty volunteers and advisors of MiTr, and the Wellness Centre team would get together and discuss how to strengthen the mental health care system at IITM and would brainstorm different ways and means to enhance the reach of mental health resources among the student population.
MITR Faculty Quarterly Meet Autumn