Are You Ready to Break Your Silence and Wake

UP The World?

ByRev.Dr.Jose Puthenveed

Child & Women Sexual Abuse in Kerala

Kerala

The Burden of Mental Illnesses

All students in school

Students without serious academic or problem behaviors80-90%

Students at risk for academic or problem behavior 5-15%

Students with chronic academic or problem behavior 1-7%

Universal Prevention

Secondary Prevention Specialized group intervention

Tertiary Intervention

Specialized individualized interventions

Universalinterventions

PORN ADDICTION

Pornography innocent victims

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700

Affected (604)

Not affected (146)

Lightly affected (502)

Seriouly affected (88)

Severely affected (11)

Chronically affected (3)

The extent of Porn Addiction among 750 students

Effects of Pornography

• First phase– Addiction

• Second phase– Escalation

• Third phase–Desensitization

• Fourth phase– Acting out Sexually

Dr. Victor Cline, PhD

Special Features of Kerala Mental Health

Scenario

High suicide rate, Alcohol consumption, Breakdown of marital relationships & families, Problems of aging, Stress due to the mismatch between high

parental aspirations and children’s academic achievement,

High rate of migration, Increasing number of single-parent families

Prevention Strategies

Increase in health expenditure Community–based care for mental illnesses Primary Health Centres as the main delivery

points for mental health care Mental Health Hospital & Medical Colleges

Referral Centres Increase General awareness on mental health Mental Health training to all doctors Rehabilitation facilities for the mentally ill.

Documentary “ Daughter of India”

1) Indentify the persons who believe in violence2) What is the major cause of sexual violence against women in India?3) What are the positive signs of resistance as depicted in the film,4) What is your opinion on banning this documentary?

May this session enlighten all of us so that we can carry out the work that the Good Lord has entrusted to us so that He might bring it to completion.