DILAASA

Dilaasa, India’s first hospital based crisis department was established at K. B. Bhabha hospital, Bandra to make the public health care system accountable to the issue of domestic violence. It was set up in 2001 as a collaboration of the public health department of the MCGM (Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai) and CEHAT (the research centre of the Anusandhan trust). Another such department was initiated at Kurla Bhabha Hospital in the year 2006. The strategic location of Dilaasa in a hospital has helped around 1500 women facing domestic violence in accessing services easily. Dilaasa means “reassurance” and it seeks to provide psychosocial support to women survivors of domestic violence.

OBJECTIVES:

• To provide social and psychological support to women coming to the Department
• To assist the key trainers of the five hospitals to train their hospital staff on an ongoing basis.
• To build capacity of the training cell members to train the staff of the 16 hospitals and work towards making the hospital patient friendly.
• To network with other organisations working on women’s issues for mutual support and sharing