“I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.” (Matthew 25:36) Athma Shakti Vidyalaya is a therapeutic community devoted to the care and rehabilitation of the mentally challenged young men and women. The name means a school of the power of the soul. It saw the light of day in 1979, when a group of concerned counsellors, psychotherapists and parents joined hands to form a registered non-profit charitable society with a main thrust of bringing stability and competence back into the youngsters facing mental difficulties, especially Schizophrenia. A maximum of 24 youngsters can be placed here. In the safe hands of experts and placed in a community, the patients with an average age of 20-30 years learn to have a hold over their feelings, to be reasonable, to accept oneself and then to gradually merge into the challenges of normal living. The patients receive a holistic psychotherapy treatment that channels their inner strength in effecting recovery, instead of relying on medication. Fr Henry (Hank) Nunn, the shepherd of this bouquet of charity and service has, by his diligent efforts, made it see its finest hour.
Athma Shakti Vidyalaya can be contacted as follows:
No. 113, Madhuban Colony, B.G. Raod, Hulimavu Village, Bangalore - 560 076. Tel: +918026581564. Email: frhanknunn@hotmail.com
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