RoUTESÂ Shillong
Reaching-out and Understanding
To Empower Society
Our Story
In the midst of COVID 19 lockdown period there were a group of young mental health professionals engaged in the process of collaborating and exploring avenues to alleviate the misery and hardships of migrants disadvantaged by their sudden loss of livelihood. The negative impact on their psychological, emotional and social well – being was tremendous.
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While engaging with the migrants and providing psychological aid and emotional support, the realization dawned on these young minds that psychological aid and stress management was an important aspect of the societal mental health. That was the beginning of many interactive and brainstorming sessions to initiate a non- profit organization to propagate mental well – being and self – growth in the community.
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On the 16th of September, 2020, RoUTES Shillong formally emerged as a non- government organization comprising of Mental Health Professionals who had the passion and commitment to reach out to those needing therapy.
RoUTES’ MOTTO: Reaching - out and Understanding To Empower Society.
The journey towards self- realization, self - worth and self – growth originates in times of life challenges.
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The name of the organization as embedded in the motto reflects a deep rooted compassion to make our services accessible to every section of the society.
RoUTES Shillong firmly believes that the support and care provided by our dedicated team would bring about healing among people to achieve a fulfilling life.
The ASPIRATIONS of RoUTES Shillong
AIMS: RoUTES Shillong team aims to help the society understand the problems and challenges of mental conditions as perceived by the individual. The activities of the organization are intended to transform individual hardships into experiences of tough – love, resilience and productive pursuits.
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Primary Goal: To provide information about mental health, safety behaviors, treatment options, diagnostic certifications etc. to the community.
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Secondary Goal: To give the individual an opportunity to be heard and understood as they experience hardships in life. RoUTES Shillong will provide a therapeutic relationship at the appropriate moment so as to create an atmosphere of acceptance and self- worth. The interactions are based on mindfulness, self- realization and exploration of solutions.
The family intervention aims to help family members understand the genesis of mental ill- health, create empathy and experience happiness amid the hardships.
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Tertiary Goal: To emphasize on livelihood training by enhancing industriousness, self-awareness, security, empowerment and personal growth that are disrupted due to mental illnesses. The programs will provide the appropriate guidance and support to those individuals and families that are unable to move beyond the experience of shame and guilt due to societal stigma and burden of care.
"Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes them meaningful"
