MINUTES OF MEETING

Attendance : 22

Attendees : Albert, Amaron, Anitha, Bhavya darshini, Bruceli, Framcis, Ibrahim, Harish, Heena, Keerthana, Leelavathi, Madan, Manigandan, Monish, Prabhu, Praveen, Rasaiya,Sanjay, Saravanan, Suresh, Surath, Suganaya, Tanya, Trillia, Vijayalaksmi, Vijaykumar, Yazhini

Facilitator : Mr. Francis

1.Reflection

Suggested Topics:

• • Need for mental health professionals in institution  (vote – 21)
  • Judgemental Behaviours (vote – 18)
  • Juvenile Care children with conflicts (vote – 3)

• Child labour and abuse (vote – 14)

• Approaching Government officials & Awareness of policies (vote -14)

Need for mental health professionals in institution  and judgemental behaviours

• Mr. Rasaiya – Being healthy is different from being mentally healthy!!! How are we mentally balanced and healthy? Are we really focusing on mental health?
• Ms. Yazhini – Shared her experience over mental health and judgemental behaviour
• Ms. Trillia – Shared her well-beingness and efforts to drive as balanced human
• Mr. Saravanan – Being with family and favourite people keeps me memtally productive and happy
• Ms. Bhavya Dharshini – Being with friends helps to overcome exam tension
• Mr. Bruceli – Playing with friends and spending some quality time

Conclusion : Mr. Rasaiya  has concluded the discussion with some psychological tips for being mentally healthy and promote clampdown against anti-socialism

2. Projects:

2.1. Youth Helpline: (Ms. Anitha)

2.1.1 Review:

• Mobile Mental Health Clinic piloting — (Sandai Pudukuppam, Thavalakuppam)

• Total No of People Reached:850 
• Total number of people (Directly reached) :675 
• Pamphlet Distribution:175 
• Poster Distributed:04 

• Met Mr.Remesh, Principal of  Govt School, Sandaiputhukkuppam. 
• Follow up with helpline calls and updating call tracking and volunteer Mobilization
• Follow Up YHL Candidates Job Assistance and Education Loan Support
• Door to door pamphlet distribution
• Supported for HYL and GLG
• Attended Strategic planning meeting in 2021 
• Attended a workshop professional writing 
• Analysed Youth Helpline data
• Mobile Mental Health Clinic piloting — (Nallavadu) 

• Total No of People Reached: 600
• Total No of People (Directly reached) : 500 
• Pamphlet Distribution:100 
• Poster Distributed: 04 

• Communication calls HYL Volunteers 
• Met Revenue Department Officer ,Thavalakuppam to discuss a Mobile Mental Health clinic. 
• For promotion, pasted Youth Helpline pamphlet in public places
•  Youth Helpline calls : Totally – 22 calls 

• Job Assistance -15 
• Internship- 1 
• Entrepreneurship – 1
• Counselling – 2
• Education loan support – 2
• Unknown – 1

• Follow ups on job Assistance, entrepreneurship and counselling

2.1.2 Support Required

• Need of volunteers and fellows support for Mobile Mental Health clinic.

2.1.3 Program Expense

• Mobile Mental Health clinic ( 3 days ) – Rs: 735/-

2.2. Girls Lead Girls (Ms. Keerthana)

2.2.1. Review:

• Sexual self defence 2nd half shoot and video editing (subtitle)
• Sign language shoot and question preparation for GLG
• Website, resource and interns follow up
• Video editing (sign language) & Corrections
• GLG video presentation
• GLG launch activities (Promo Video editing, Module posters (8), Launch poster) and website testing
• Worked on bilingual works and feedback form previous year attendees
• Subtitle interns follow up ( Certificate issued) and e-program Piloting (min of 10 girls)
• Worked on GLG Module pdf, shortlisted Assessment Questions and feedback Hints

2.2.2. Program Expense

• Girls Leads Girls – Rs: 40,555/-

2.2.3. Planning:

• Planning to finish the piloting activities and start subtitle work
• Planning to check and update shortlisted assessment questions
• Planning to work on GLG courses and promotional activities

2.3. National Conference : (Mr. Rasaiya)

2.3.1. Review :

• Have received 30 abstracts and 20 Registrations
• Worked on Abstract book designed and approached Chief Guests and coordinating with Pondicherry University

2.3.2. Planning

• National e-Conference is planned to held on 12th February, 2021
• Planning to work on final list of activities

          

2.4. Harvesting Youth Leadership : (Ms. Yazhini)

2.4.1. Review :

• Worked on chief guest & Resource persons follow up
• Venue confirmation and social media promotion
• Worked on participants selection and event plans
• Harvesting Youth Leadership’21 was held on 9th & 10th January, 2021

2.4.2. Program Expense

• Harvesting Youth Leadership’21 – Rs: 56,375/-

2.5. Multimedia: (Mr. Surath)

2.5.1. Review:

• GLG promotion, resource person, launch and HYL resource person posters
• GLG Video editing
• Puducherry Professional Social Workers Forum – Poster
• HYL promotion video shoot & editing
• GLG Sign Language shoot and video editing
• HYL 2021 invitation and certificate
• Worked on HYL event work
• Worked on 10 years report designing, road map and banner
• National Conference Abstracts Book
• Fellows & co-ordinator- ID card & Visiting card
• Panel discussion poster ( TYCL International) and Social work Forum poster (Tamil)
• PPT Preparation for multimedia workshop

2.6.  Research (Development Cum Documentation): (Ms. Yazhini)

2.5.1. Review:

• Newsletter
• Social media research
• 10 year report designing
• Volunteer policy discussion

2.7. Open Mic (Ms. Keerthana)

2.7.1. Planning

• Approach, Venue & date/ week
• Promotional activities for the event
• Theme/on event plans

2.8. Administration : (Mr. Suresh)

• Strategic Planning meet for the year 2021 was held on 23/01/2021
• Our N’KaNa project idea is now available as a research paper.
• Quarterly review meet with Fellows on 30/01/2021
• Posted few internships on Internshala portal
• Ms. Sarah organised a workshop on Professional Writing
• Need stories / updates from project / program coordinators prior for effective posts in Social Media.
• Ms. Tanya joined as an Internship Trainee for a year long time

2.9. Finance & Audit : (Mr. Prabhu)

• Expense and account details of a month: 

• Major expenses- HYL & Purchase of Laptop
• Expenses – Rs. 2,27,342/-
• Bank Balance as of 30/01/2021- Rs. 48,987/-

3. Gratitude Practice