Community based multi-disciplinary mental health services for children, adolescents and adults.
Developed a model of inclusive education for children with disabilities in collaboration with government pre-schools under the ICDS program.
Set up four resource rooms in mainstream schools for children with learning difficulty.
Initiated a program for integrated community based interventions for promoting youth health in South Goa. Initiated a program for integrating care for common mental disorders (depression and anxiety) in primary health care centres and private family doctor clinics.
Sensitized community workers in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu to address grief and bereavement among tsunami affected people in a few affected villages.
Appointed as resource persons in Learning Disabilities for the Rehabilitation Council of India.
Recognized by National Trust (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India) as a nodal agency in the area of disabilities.
Member of the Goa State Commission for Children (GSCC) framed under the Goa Children's Act (2003).
Member of round table discussion on the National Curriculum Framework 2005, organised by the Goa Board for Secondary and Higher Secondary Education.
Appointed as the NGO member for North Goa on the District Inspection Team to inspect shelter homes which have to be compulsorily registered under the Goa Children's Act 2003.
Annual ten-day training course on intensive methods in community health research.
Sangath researchers train research groups in other Indian NGOs (e.g. Positive People, CRHP).
Research Programs
Organisational Management
Recognition by the Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (Government of India) as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (till March 2009).
Scientific publications in leading international journals including Archives of General Psychiatry, British Journal of Psychiatry, British Medical Journal, International Journal of Epidemiology & British Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology.
Strong partnerships with Directorate of Health Services (Government of Goa), Goa Medical College, Goan NGOs, national and international NGOs and academic institutions.
Research findings profiled in leading international policy documents such as the World Health Report (2005) and the Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries (2006).
External evaluation by Murray Culshaw a management consultant from Bangalore .
Streamlined administration with reorganization of staff and job responsibilities in the administrative department.
External HRD report by Mr. Pradeep Salgaonkar (Professor-Goa University) for restructuring of salary scales to bring in parity in salaries and put in HR policies.
FCRA approval received due to change in MC and registered address.
Raia property completed and occupied on 1st June 2006.
