HFN, NAPA, and NIOMH are collaborating to provide culturally responsive mental health and psychosocial support to flood-affected communities in Nuwakot and Rasuwa.

Crisis Helpline and Counseling

Our crisis mental health helpline remains fully operational, with its information broadcast 10 times daily across two local radio stations. Social media outreach is also connecting people experiencing severe loss and distress with telephone and video counseling. A frontline worker has already received video counseling from a Kathmandu-based NIOMH volunteer counselor, and further referrals are being coordinated.

Psychological First Aid Training

We have completed seven two-hour Psychological First Aid sessions, reaching more than 100 frontline responders, community members, and volunteers. Nine psychology and medical professionals deliver the training through structured materials, role-plays, videos, practical scenarios, and interactive quizzes. Participant feedback is being collected to strengthen the program and document its impact.

Mental Health Awareness and Radio Programming

Four of the planned 25 mental health awareness resources have been published through Facebook and Instagram and promoted to audiences in Nuwakot and Rasuwa. A five-part radio drama series is also being produced to address mental health myths, emotional distress, trauma, and PTSD. The first episode is nearing completion.

Community and School-Based Support

Structured three-hour interventions have begun for families whose homes were destroyed along the Trishuli River. Sessions combine Psychological First Aid, psychoeducation, relaxation techniques, and yoga-based stress management.

• Upcoming activities will support:
• Students and teachers as schools reopen
• Frontline workers at the Bidur-4 holding center
• Displaced and bereaved families requiring continued care

Help Us Expand the Response

Your support will help us expand crisis counseling, train additional frontline responders, deliver school and community programs, produce more radio and digital resources, and strengthen referrals for specialized mental health care.