Today marked a milestone at JMH as we hosted our art therapy session, bringing together a diverse group of both female and male nurses from…

The notion that caregiving jobs are women’s work is outdated. Nevertheless, male nurses remain hard to find, no matter where in the world.……

Strong Nursing leaders are vital to shape and improve care. We’ve been working with an incredible group of nurses from Bakthapur General…

Today is #TimeToTalkDay the UK’s biggest mental health conversation. Happening every year, it’s a day for friends, families, communities,…

We couldn’t have started 2024 in a better way – sharing the findings of our joint community mental health pilot project in Ilam, eastern…

For many people around the world who celebrate Christmas, this time of the year equals holidays. For most health professionals and…

More than one billion people volunteer globally for solidarity and humanity, for people and the planet. At Jaya Mental Health, none of what…

We are delighted to welcome Dr David Sims, Medical Director, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCT) to Jaya's office in Nepal.

Bhaktapur Hospital is one of the oldest and largest hospitals in Nepal. It is also home to a fantastic nursing workforce, eager to learn…

Community based health care is often the only form of health support available to people living in remote parts of the world.

Jo is the latest volunteer joining our Nepal-based team.

An absolute honour to have joined all other Nepalese Mental Health Organisations in this past Sunday's walk on World Suicide Prevention…

The 10th of September is World Suicide Prevention Day. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), every year some 700 thousand…

Art therapy is a form of psychotherapy that uses visual and tactile media as a means of self expression and communication.

Wonderful to meet members of the Rotary Club of Kathmandu Mid-Town this morning. The Rotary Club is one of the world's largest and most…

For two and half years, Jaya Mental Health (JMH) worked closely with school nurses in a region of Nepal, in a joint effort to improve care…

Recently our team has travelled to Ilam in Eastern Nepal where our mental health clinics were set up in 2018.

This month, alongside Marjorie Gardner our Director of Education, two Occupational Therapist volunteers Nadia Khan and Khazina Hussain from…

Lately, many of us talk of being tired of chatting to family, friends and colleagues via a computer or phone screen.

Wishing all our friends across the globe a wonderful new year!

Today the 8th of March, is International Women's Day. Much of Jaya Mental Health's work focuses on improving access to quality mental…

Effective communication is central to the provision of compassionate, high-quality nursing care

Once again, we are over the moon to join the Nursing Now Challenge and Jphiego on another Nursing & Midwifery in Crisis webinar.

Lately, many of us talk of being tired of chatting to family, friends and colleagues via a computer or phone screen.

Wishing all our friends across the globe a wonderful new year!

Three years ago, Raj witnessed the tragic death of two of his closest friends. Such loss had a profound effect on him.

Gradually, the community workers we've been training and working with for the past 2 years, are taking over Jaya Mental Health's free…

Today it's International Volunteer Day! Without volunteers, organisations like Jaya Mental Health simply wouldn't exist.

As the Covid-19 vaccination campaign continues in eastern Nepal.

Prevention is an important approach to improving mental health. It means stopping mental health problems from developing, getting worse or…

This is Susmita, a mental health nurse and one of our staff members in South Asia.

Jaya Mental Health's suicide prevention posters are now up on the walls of several health posts located on the mountains of Eastern Nepal.

And finally, our Jaya Mental Health/Unity in Health Nepal sign boards are up!

We are delighted to have been invited by the Nursing and Social Security Division of Nepal to offer training on communication skills to…

We are delighted to once again join the Nursing Now Challenge on the 17th November

We are over the moon to announce that our Founding Director João Marçal-Grilo has won the Mental Health Nursing category of the Royal…

Celebrating World Mental Health Day in Nepal - a huge thank you to everyone who joined our team in Bhaktapur and in Ilam to celebrate this…

Gradually, Health Assistants (HAs) and Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVS) in Ilam, eastern Nepal, are feeling more confident in…

Thank you to all the Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) and Health Assistants who could join us for another WHO mhgap training,…

Today, the 10th of September, is World Suicide Prevention Day. Did you know that more than 700,000 suicides were reported globally in 2019?

These are the faces of some of the first nurses ever to be allocated to schools in Nepal. Many will be placed in remote communities where…

Training school-based nurses in Nepal is one of the most exciting but also challenging projects we have decided to embark on.

Climate change is hurting our planet and our physical and mental health. We must all act together to change this path of self-destruction.

Nurses are not just caregivers, they are innovators and game changers.

We are super excited to announce that our Founding Director João Marçal-Grilo has been nominated for the Mental Health Nursing Award in the…

Jaya Mental Health is delighted to be joining Haripur University and the Psychology department on this interactive online class on…

We are excited to announce another webinar run by our Nepal-based team, this time opened not just to nurses and health care staff, but to…

8th June 2021: Another stress management and self-care workshop offered to over 40 nurses caring for covid-19 patients at the Sahid…

Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) are the backbone of health and social care services across the Himalayan range.

COVID-19 spirals out of control in Nepal: ‘Every emergency room is full now’, reports National Geographic.

12th May. Patients desperate for a bed and oxygen outside Teku hospital, Nepal.

Thank you for your support

An urgent message from Susmita Bogati, Nepal-based nurse and counsellor. Please share this appeal and support nurses in South Asia. Thank…

Nurses in Nepal need your support. A message from our amazing Lajja

A special thank you to the Burdett Trust for Nursing for all the support offered to Jaya Mental Health and for sharing our story with…

Jaya Mental Health is once again joining Nursing Now and the Nightingale Challenge Global Solutions Initiative for a second webinar on…

Stress management and self-care for nurses webinar.

Nurses in South Asia are exhausted.

You probably heard on the news that COVID-19 continues to inflict illness and misery across India, Nepal, Pakistan and other Asian…

In many medium and low-income countries school nurses are the only qualified health professionals children and adolescents have access to.…

We are delighted to join once again Nursing Now and the Nightingale Challenge Global Solutions Initiative on this exciting webinar on…

In Nepal, the Female Community Health Volunteer programme (FCHV) started in the late 80s. Today.

This is Kshitij Lungeli, our Counsellor working in the remote hilly area of eastern Nepal. Like the trees covering the peaks of the lower…

Finally nurses and other health professionals in Nepal have started receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. This means that in addition to being…

One of our team's many dreams has always been to open an information resource centre/library for nurses in Nepal. We wanted to create a…

This is the story of our wonderful Sailesh Bhandari, a Nepalese Clinical Nurse determined to raise the profile of nursing both in Nepal and…

This blog was written by João Marçal-Grilo, Founding Director of Jaya Mental Health.

At Jaya, in addition to bringing mental health care to remote corners of South Asia, we also train local communities in basic, but at times…

So far our team of psychiatrists, counsellors and nurses have seen 44 patients. This January Jaya’s mobile medical team will stay in the…

Named “the last forbidden Kingdom”, Mustang was inaccessible to foreigners until October 1991.

Despite the ongoing pandemic, Jaya’s staff has once again joined forces with Ilam’s Health Assistants and local volunteers to deliver a…

Most likely. At Jaya we are providing both practical and emotional support to nurses at the forefront of the covid-19 fight.

Covid-19 is tough, but so are we! Another monthly community mental health outreach clinic delivered in Eastern Nepal, following all…

For our team, and for thousands across the world, the 10th of October is one of the most important dates on our calendar – the day we…

This year’s theme is greater investment, greater access.

Patan Mental Health Hospital is the largest of its kind in Nepal.

For sharing your experience with us. We were delighted to hear that this workshop was of use to you and your colleagues!

For such a heartfelt account of your experience with us.

Over the past three months, ensuring that healthcare staff are protected and safe whilst on duty has been one of our main priorities.

Nurses and other health professionals in Nepal are under huge pressure.