CRHT

CRISIS RESOLUTION AND HOME BASED TREATMENT (CRHT)

There are large numbers of persons suffering from mental illness who lack insight and do not feel the need to seek treatment despite being violent and aggressive and other myriad reasons. Family members fail to convince them to seek treatment and come to the hospital. Thus, despite the availability of psychiatric facilities in the city of Chandigarh, there remains a considerable treatment gap. Parivartan has been running CRHT services since the year 2013 to provide treatment and support the persons having mental health issues. All residents of Chandigarh can avail these services who had been taking treatment from Department of Psychiatry, Chandigarh by writing an application or through a call on mobile no. 9888876632. These services are provided to the following category of persons with mental illness.

Any person with (suspected or definite) mental illness [PMI] with the following conditions are eligible to apply for CRHT services. 

  1. Gross personal neglect leading to potential threat to life, which may be suspected to be related to mental illness; however, patient is unwilling to come to hospital for treatment OR engage in treatment.
  2.  PMI (Person with mental illness) who is staying alone or family members suffering with debilitating physical illness/infirmity/mental illness and there is no one to bring him/her for treatment to the hospital.
  3. PMI who is homeless and there is no one to bring him/her for treatment to the hospital.
  4.  A non-compliant patient with a history of multiple relapses and in need of regular medication to prevent relapse and hospitalization.
  5.  PMI who is unwilling to come for/seek treatment arising as a product of psychopathology/illness/negative perception about treatment and its providers.
  6.  Patients (especially the elderly) who are bed ridden and are unable to come to the hospital for mental health treatment.
  7.  A situation in the community where it is immediately necessary to prevent—(a) death or irreversible harm to the health of the person; or (b) the person is inflicting serious harm to himself or to others; or (c) the person is causing serious damage to property belonging to himself or to others where such behavior is believed to flow directly from the person’s mental illness.
  8. Any Other Request (‘under special circumstances’ as recommended by the Registered Medical Professionals /Mental Health Professionals/Child and Woman Helpline Service and to be decided by the In charge running the service).