Siskin Children’s Institute makes life better for children with special needs and their familes. Based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the non-profit organization achieves its mission locally and nationally through four initiatives: education, outreach, health care and research. The Institute provides early childhood education where children with and without disabilities learn together; family support and professional development programs; developmental behavioral pediatric health care; and innovative research in early childhood development and special education. For more information about Siskin Childrens Institute, visit www.siskin.org.
Award Winning Short Film The Pages of Life’ –A Short Film on family’s role in Mental Health/illness, by Chaitanya Mental Health Care Centre has been awarded Best Short Film in FRAME OF MIND 2010 organized by Schizophrenia Reasearch Foundation (SCARF) Chennai. Brief summary of the movie : It’s a simple movie about a family with their daughter suffering from mental illness (Paranoid Schizophrenia). It conveys the struggle, bold decisions, determination of the family in taking care of their dear one. The story is conveyed through the diary of the father where in he conveys about his difficulties in accepting their daughters illness, bringing up a conscience among the family members about her treatment and need of family support, right decision, though difficult, to admit her in the mental health care centre (instead of taking her to faith healers, not getting mislead by the wrong advices of the relatives (about getting her married) in taking care of their daughter etc. The film ends with happy note that daughter is completing her studies and the struggle and bold decisions of the family brings success in taking care of their daughter with mentall illness. Credits Producer: RONY GEORGE, Director CHAITANYA MENTAL HEALTH CARE CENTRE, PUNE Director: TUSHAR BACHAL Writer: STORY/CONCEPT: BRIJESH.KC & RONY GEORGE Screen play: TUSHAR BACHAL Assistant Director: BRIJESH KC Sound recordist: VIDEO RAJ Editor: Ms. MUKTAL MAWAL Cinematographer: Mr.SANDIP AVADHANI Camera operator: VIDEO …
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Catholic Community Services is a non-profit, faith-based organization serving children, youth, adults and families with special needs in the Mid-Willamette Valley and Central Oregon Coast. Founded in Salem in 1938, CCS offers more than twenty programs providing Family Support Services; Independent Living Services; and Community Homes for children in long term foster care and for adults with developmental disabilities. We serve more than 4000 people annually and employ 250 members of our community. Dedicated to providing the highest quality services and research-based practices, CCS is accredited by the National Council on Accreditation for Child and Family Services. Our mission: empowered people. Our core values: love, justice, truth and freedom Our stand: a forever home for everyone.