Centre for Enquiry Into Health and Allied ThemesResource Materials
Guidelines for Health Professionals in Responding to Women Facing Violence.
The guidelines describes the health consequences of domestic violence and the role of healthcare providers in address them. These guidelines are developed in English, Hindi, Marathi and Gujrati.
English Guidelines
Hindi Guidelines
Marathi Guidelines
Gujarati Guidelines
CEHAT, Charter of Patients Rights, 2008
The Charter of patients Rights have been adapted from the draft rules framed under the BNHRA(Bombay Nursing Home Registration Act) Act. This Charter and Brochure gives a brief description of the Rights of patient visą- vis Patients responsibilities. Copies of the Charter and brochure are available in English and Marathi.
The Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994, Answers to Frequently Asked Questions: A Handbook for Implementing Bodies,Medical Professionals and Public
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, GOI. CEHAT and UNFPA, The Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994, Answers to Frequently Asked Questions: A Handbook for Implementing Bodies, March 2007, Pgs.69
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, GOI., CEHAT and UNFPA, The Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994, Answers to Frequently Asked Questions: A Handbook for Medical Professionals, March 2007, Pgs.60
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, GOI. CEHAT and UNFPA, The Pre- Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994, Answers to Frequently Asked Questions: A Handbook for the Public, March 2007, Pgs.83
Dilaasa, Domestic Violence - A Health Care Issue - Training Module for Sensitisation of Hospital Staff 2004. (Developed by Core Group of Trainers - K.B. Bhabha Hospital, Bandra (W), in English and Marathi) Pgs. 13
Madhiwalla Neha, The Impact of Resettlement on Education A Cohort Study, Pgs. IV+16.
Desai Mrinal and Contractor Qudsiya, Uprooted homes Uprooted Lives: A photo exhibition based on a study of the impact of involuntary resettlement of a slum community in Mumbai , 2006 [Based on research findings, it seeks to highlight the more invisible issues that surround resettlement such as health, education, water, employment and social life.]
Safe Kit for Comprehensive Care and Documentation of Evidence in cases of Sexual Assault
The SAFE Kit is a scientifically sound and easy to use model kit for the examination and collection of evidence in cases of sexual assault and it consists a model protocol to be filled by the examining Doctor, a manual to guide the examining doctor and a box containing all equipments required for examination
Anemia Slide Show, (18 Slides)
Aarogya Seva Aamcha Adhikar Slide Show, (18 Slides)
Katha Garbhapatachi - Vyatha Strichi, (52 Slides)
Policy Brief
Hospital based crisis centre for domestic violence: The Dilaasa model, 2011 
Punishing the poor: A look at evidence and action regarding user fees in health care
Save Public Health - Ensure Health for All NOW! Make Health Care a Fundamental Right!
Moving Towards Right to Health Care
Changing Health Budgets
Marathi and Hindi Publications
पटेल, दिव्या; चौधरी, लेनी (संक) : स्त्रियांच्या माहितीकरिता पत्रक : गर्भापताविषयी सर्वकाही, मुंबई : सेहत, ४ पा., २००९
हे माहिती पत्रक स्त्रियांच्या मनात असलेल्या गर्भापाता विषयीच्या अनेक प्रश्नांना चालना देते. या पत्रकात गर्भपात म्हणजे काय, संबंधित कायदा, परवानगीची गरज, गोपनीयता, सेवा केंद्र, माहिती केंद्र, उपलब्ध पर्याय, सुरक्षितता, अश्या अनेक प्रश्नांची उत्तर आणि योग्य माहिती या पत्रिकेद्वारे मिळते.
पटेल, दिव्या; चौधरी, लेनी आणि म्हात्रे, उज्ज्वला (संक) : वैद्यकीय गर्भपात कायदा : महाराष्ट्रातील सेवा पुरवठादारांकरीता मार्गदर्शिका, मुंबई : सेहत, १९ पा., २००९
ही मार्गदर्शिका महाराष्ट्रातील सेवा पुरवठादारांकरीता तयार करण्यात आलेली आहे. या मार्गदर्शिकेत सर्व वैद्यकीय व आरोग्य सेवा पुरवठादारांना गर्भपात कायद्याची व भारतामध्ये स्त्रियांना सुरक्षित व कायदेशीर गर्भपाताची सेवा मिळण्याकरिता आवश्यक परिस्थितीची माहिती दिलेली आहे.
दिवेकर, रश्मी आणि नाईक, प्रमिला: चौकट तोडुन बघतांना
"Chaukat Todun Baghtanna" is a small pictorial booklet developed which gives information on Domestic Violence. It also covers various types of violence and its effect on women's health. It has information on seeking help from public hospital and legal support. This booklet is useful for women who face domestic violence and others those who work on the issue. Download Booklet
पांडेकर, मनोज आणि रेमस, प्रशांत: अर्थसंकल्प तुमचा आमचा- मार्गदर्शिका (Budget Guide in Marathi)
The book includes brief description of budget, Component of budget, budget from preparatory phase to the presentation, enactment and execution, budget Accounting , budget Functional classification, coding structures, illustration with context to some of sector allocations and expenditure, Components of District Zilla Parishad and Gram Panchayat budgets with illustrations. And explaining how grass-root level organizations activists can use budget as an effective advocacy tool for improvement of the present situation... ... Download
Working Papers
Feminist Response to Attempted Suicide: A Model for Public Health Intervention by Padma Deosthali and Sangeeta Rege
Domestic violence is described as a pattern of continuous or intermittent coercive behaviour and control. It is used to humiliate women and force them to conform/adhere to gender roles. Each episode of abuse results in physical and psychological trauma that usually remains hidden. One of the most common effects of violence is the infliction of self-harm. Domestic violence has been associated with suicidal ideation and has been one of the leading causes of attempted suicides amongst women. Dilaasa , India 's first hospital based crisis centre was established to address Domestic Violence and provide services to women within the hospital itself. This counselling endeavour brought to light that several women admitted for "accidental consumption of poison" had essentially attempted suicide, the underlying reason being Domestic violence. In order to address this issue, the centre evolved a counselling model which was informed by feminist principles that challenged the main stream psychiatric model of labeling women as involved in "deliberate self harm" or indulging in "impulsive behaviour" but rather as a reaction to an extremely unbearable situation. This paper presents the feminist counselling methodology and illustrates it with examples from the counselling practice. Thus it makes a case for including a feminist counselling approach in public hospitals to the issue of attempted suicides in women... Download
Working Paper No. 1
A Comprehensive Health Sector Response to Sexual Assault Does the Delhi High Court Judgment Pave the Way? Co-authors: Jagadeesh N., Padma Deosthali, Sana Contractor, Sangeeta Rege, Seema Malik
This first paper in the CEHAT Working Papers series draws from its collective action research experience over the years in addressing the issue of sexual assault. The Paper presents its reasoned conviction on the importance of a multi-sectoral approach to the issue particularly in the context of the Delhi High Court mandate on the responsibilities of the many agencies involved in dealing with incidents of sexual assault. Even as it underlines the fact that only such an approach can make for a humane and effective response to cases of sexual assault, it makes a case for further research on the modalities of expanding the scope of the judicial mandate... Download
Establishing Dilaasa: Documenting the Challenges by Deosthali Padma, Maghnani Purnima and Malik Dr.Seema, Pgs. VI+43+X.
Dilaasa is the first hospital-based crisis centre in India for women survivors of domestic violence. It provides social and psychological support to women facing domestic violence. This publication is an effort made towards documenting various challenges posing Dilaasa while it was being established. The chapters such as Dilaasa's Model of Collaboration, Formative Period, Counselling Model and Strategies, Training Model and Strategies and Lessons Learnt and Recommendations consist of detailed information of Dilaasa's development. These experiences are of immense importance to those who want to set up similar centres for victims of domestic violence.Download full document
Burte, Aruna; Rege, Sangeeta and Deosthali, Padma Choosing to Live: Guidelines for Suicide Prevention Counselling in Domestic Violence, September 2005,Pgs.VI+57.
Choosing to live is the message underlined in the guidelines compiled for preventing suicides due to domestic violence. The book provides an in-depth understanding to suicidal tendencies, reasons or causes of suicides, means adopted for committing suicides, efforts to prevent such incidences by recognizing risk factors, consequences of such actions and psychological impact of domestic violence. The guidelines for effective counselling and techniques needed for counselling are helpful to those who want to reach out to persons suffering from such tendencies. Download full document
Process Documentation of Training of Trainers
Programme Area:Investigation and Treatment of Psyco-Social Trauma
Project Title:Dilaasa: Crisis Centre in a public hospital for Responding to Women Survivors of Domestic Violence
Publication Details
Pub.Date: January 2004,Pub.Place: Mumbai/India,ISBN: 81-89042-26-2,Published by: CEHAT
This document gives a detailed documentation of the training sessions that were undertaken to train the hospital staff on domestic violence as a health issue, gender and violence and role of health care professionals in responding to domestic violence. This documentation of the process of training hospital staff as trainers will be a useful resource for those endeavoring to sensitize the health system. Table of Content
Dilaasa Calenders
Every year calendars are developed around a theme and the role of Health care Providers in responding to various kinds of Violence Against Women faced by Women.
