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A self-help group from Maharashtra, India, making a demonstration at a National Rural Livelihood Mission seminar held in Chandrapur. Self-help or self-improvement is "a focus on self-guided, in contrast to professionally guided, efforts to cope with life problems" [1] —economically, physically, intellectually, or emotionally—often with a substantial psychological basis.
A self-help group (commonly abbreviated SHG) is a financial intermediary committee usually composed of 12 to 25 local women between the ages of 18 and 50. Most self-help groups are in India, though they can be found in other countries, especially in South Asia and Southeast Asia.
Self-help groups are subsets of mutual support and peer support groups, and have a specific purpose for mutual aid in satisfying a common need, overcoming a shared handicap or life-disrupting problem. Self-help groups are less bureaucratic and work on a more grassroots level.
In India, the practice of self-help group banking is inspired by similar principles. However, solidarity groups are distinctly different from earlier approaches in several important ways. First, solidarity groups are very small, typically involving 5 individuals who are allowed to choose one another but cannot be related.
HelpAge India is an Indian organization focused on the concerns of elders and support geriatric initiatives. Established in 1978, [ 1 ] The aim is to serve disadvantaged elders in a holistic manner, enabling them to live active, dignified, and healthier lives.
Self-help group may refer to: Support group , group in which members provide each other with various types of help for a particular shared characteristic Self-help group (finance) , village-based financial intermediary usually composed of between 10-15 local women
He also suggests that "while the first national suicide prevention strategy of India highlights the importance of both public health and health care strategies, given the lack of resources in the health care system of India, public health strategies for suicide prevention should be prioritized including restriction of lethal means (e.g., ban on ...
Mental healthcare in India is a right secured to every person in the country by law. [1] Indian mental health legislation, as per a 2017 study, meets 68% (119/175) of the World Health Organization (WHO) standards laid down in the WHO Checklist of Mental Health Legislation. [ 2 ]