February 23, 2024
Are there male nurses in South Asia?
The notion that caregiving jobs are women’s work is outdated. Nevertheless,…
February 20, 2024
Good Nursing Leadership means better care
Strong Nursing leaders are vital to shape and improve care. We’ve been working…
February 1, 2024
Time To Talk
Today is #TimeToTalkDay the UK’s biggest mental health conversation. Happening…
January 11, 2024
Ilam Report – Findings from JMH’s Community Mental Health Work in Eastern Nepal
We couldn’t have started 2024 in a better way – sharing the findings of our…
December 27, 2023
Online supervision – an option to support health professionals practising in remote areas of South Asia
For many people around the world who celebrate Christmas, this time of the year…
December 5, 2023
Happy International Volunteer Day!
More than one billion people volunteer globally for solidarity and humanity,…
October 16, 2023
A warm welcome to Dr Sims!
We are delighted to welcome Dr David Sims, Medical Director, Bradford District…
October 12, 2023
Old Age and Dementia Care – why does it matter?
Bhaktapur Hospital is one of the oldest and largest hospitals in Nepal. It is…
October 9, 2023
Nursing and Community Based Healthcare
Community based health care is often the only form of health support available…
September 11, 2023
World Suicide Prevention Day Walk
An absolute honour to have joined all other Nepalese Mental Health…
September 10, 2023
World Suicide Prevention Day
The 10th of September is World Suicide Prevention Day. According to the World…
August 23, 2023
Art Therapy in Nursing
Art therapy is a form of psychotherapy that uses visual and tactile media as a…
August 18, 2023
Meeting with the Rotary Club of Kathmandu Mid-Town
Wonderful to meet members of the Rotary Club of Kathmandu Mid-Town this…
August 15, 2023
Transforming children’s mental health in Nepal
For two and half years, Jaya Mental Health (JMH) worked closely with school…
February 23, 2023
News from Ilam in Eastern Nepal
Recently our team has travelled to Ilam in Eastern Nepal where our mental…
February 23, 2023
News from Sri Lanka
This month, alongside Marjorie Gardner our Director of Education, two…
November 1, 2022
Something Big Is Coming…..
Lately, many of us talk of being tired of chatting to family, friends and…
May 10, 2022
Happy International Nurses Day!
Wishing all our friends across the globe a wonderful new year!
March 8, 2022
International Women’s Day
Today the 8th of March, is International Women's Day. Much of Jaya Mental…
February 22, 2022
Effective communication, active listening and rapport building workshop
Effective communication is central to the provision of compassionate,…
February 16, 2022
New Nursing Now Challenge Webinar
Once again, we are over the moon to join the Nursing Now Challenge and Jphiego…
January 14, 2022
Reaching out to our colleagues in the Himalayas
Lately, many of us talk of being tired of chatting to family, friends and…
December 31, 2021
A happy and health new year!
Wishing all our friends across the globe a wonderful new year!
December 28, 2021
Raj Kumar’s story
Three years ago, Raj witnessed the tragic death of two of his closest friends.…
December 14, 2021
A new, confident workforce
Gradually, the community workers we've been training and working with for the…
December 5, 2021
International Volunteer’s Day!
Today it's International Volunteer Day! Without volunteers, organisations like…
December 4, 2021
Covid-19 vaccination campaign
As the Covid-19 vaccination campaign continues in eastern Nepal.
December 3, 2021
Mental Health matters
Prevention is an important approach to improving mental health. It means…
December 1, 2021
Susmita, one of our many quiet heroes
This is Susmita, a mental health nurse and one of our staff members in South…
November 29, 2021
Suicide prevention posters distributed across Ilam mountain health posts
Jaya Mental Health's suicide prevention posters are now up on the walls of…
November 25, 2021
Our shield boards are up!
And finally, our Jaya Mental Health/Unity in Health Nepal sign boards are up!
November 24, 2021
Community nursing – a new healthcare workforce in Nepal
We are delighted to have been invited by the Nursing and Social Security…
November 9, 2021
Nursing Now Challenge
We are delighted to once again join the Nursing Now Challenge on the 17th…
October 13, 2021
João Marçal-Grilo, winner of the RCN Mental Health Nursing Award 2021
We are over the moon to announce that our Founding Director João Marçal-Grilo…
October 10, 2021
World Mental Health Day
Celebrating World Mental Health Day in Nepal - a huge thank you to everyone who…
September 28, 2021
Putting knowledge into practice
Gradually, Health Assistants (HAs) and Female Community Health Volunteers…
September 24, 2021
Putting knowledge into practice
Thank you to all the Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) and Health…
September 10, 2021
World Suicide Prevention Day
Today, the 10th of September, is World Suicide Prevention Day. Did you know…
August 26, 2021
These are the faces of some of the first nurses allocated to schools in Nepal
These are the faces of some of the first nurses ever to be allocated to schools…
August 11, 2021
How ready are Nepalese schools to welcome nurses to their teams?
Training school-based nurses in Nepal is one of the most exciting but also…
August 10, 2021
Climate change is hurting our health
Climate change is hurting our planet and our physical and mental health. We…
August 2, 2021
Ilam’s mental health walk-in clinics are back
Nurses are not just caregivers, they are innovators and game changers.
June 30, 2021
Royal College of Nursing Awards 2021: Mental health nursing finalist!
We are super excited to announce that our Founding Director João Marçal-Grilo…
June 27, 2021
Community Mental Health Care: services accessible to all
Jaya Mental Health is delighted to be joining Haripur University and the…
June 11, 2021
Stress Management webinars continue throughout the Summer
We are excited to announce another webinar run by our Nepal-based team, this…
June 8, 2021
Stress Management Workshop, Sahid Gangalal National Health Centre
8th June 2021: Another stress management and self-care workshop offered to over…
May 31, 2021
Supporting FCHVs through the pandemic
Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) are the backbone of health and…
May 17, 2021
Covid-19 crisis in Nepal – “every emergency room is full now”
COVID-19 spirals out of control in Nepal: ‘Every emergency room is full now’,…
May 13, 2021
No oxygen, no beds, no meds. The drama taking place outside Teku Hospital, Kathmandu
12th May. Patients desperate for a bed and oxygen outside Teku hospital, Nepal.…
May 13, 2021
A message from João Marçal-Grilo, Mental Health Nurse and Jaya Mental Health’s Founding Director
Thank you for your support
May 12, 2021
An urgent message from Nepal-based Nurse Susmita Bogati
An urgent message from Susmita Bogati, Nepal-based nurse and counsellor. Please…
May 12, 2021
An important message from our therapist Lajja Dixit
Nurses in Nepal need your support. A message from our amazing Lajja
May 10, 2021
Scholarship storied: Jaya Mental Health and The Burdett Trust for Nursing
A special thank you to the Burdett Trust for Nursing for all the support…
May 6, 2021
Join us and Nursing Now on another webinar on the 12th of May!
Jaya Mental Health is once again joining Nursing Now and the Nightingale…
May 6, 2021
Webinar on Stress Management and Self-care
Stress management and self-care for nurses webinar.
April 27, 2021
Thousands are dying of COVID-19 in South Asia. Nurses desperately need your help.
You probably heard on the news that COVID-19 continues to inflict illness and…
April 8, 2021
A Nurse in Every School
In many medium and low-income countries school nurses are the only qualified…
April 2, 2021
Jaya Mental Health joins Nursing Now on a new Nightingale Challenge!
We are delighted to join once again Nursing Now and the Nightingale Challenge…
March 28, 2021
FCHV training Workshops
In Nepal, the Female Community Health Volunteer programme (FCHV) started in the…
March 24, 2021
Counselling in Eastern Nepal
This is Kshitij Lungeli, our Counsellor working in the remote hilly area of…
March 15, 2021
Art Therapy is back!
Finally nurses and other health professionals in Nepal have started receiving…
March 3, 2021
Come and visit our new Information Resource Centre in Lalitpur!
One of our team's many dreams has always been to open an information resource…
February 11, 2021
“Real change can be subtle, but also possible”
This is the story of our wonderful Sailesh Bhandari, a Nepalese Clinical Nurse…
February 5, 2021
Jaya Mental Health is thrilled to join the Nursing Now campaign and raise the profile and status of nursing worldwide!
This blog was written by João Marçal-Grilo, Founding Director of Jaya Mental…
January 29, 2021
Capacity building program in Ilam continues
At Jaya, in addition to bringing mental health care to remote corners of South…
January 25, 2021
Jaya’s first hill-based community mental health outreach clinic of 2021 started today!
So far our team of psychiatrists, counsellors and nurses have seen 44 patients.…
January 17, 2021
This is Mustang, in Western Nepal
Named “the last forbidden Kingdom”, Mustang was inaccessible to foreigners…
December 28, 2020
Last community mental health outreach clinic of 2020!
Despite the ongoing pandemic, Jaya’s staff has once again joined forces with…
December 22, 2020
Will Nepal, Pakistan and so many other low income countries be left behind when covid-19 vaccines arrive?
Most likely. At Jaya we are providing both practical and emotional support to…
November 26, 2020
Our Mental Health Community Outreach Team is back in Sandakpur!
Covid-19 is tough, but so are we! Another monthly community mental health…
October 10, 2020
Celebrating World Mental Health Day
For our team, and for thousands across the world, the 10th of October is one of…
October 10, 2020
Celebrating World Mental Health Day
This year’s theme is greater investment, greater access.
October 9, 2020
Celebrating World Mental Health Day
Patan Mental Health Hospital is the largest of its kind in Nepal.
October 1, 2020
Jaya welcomes delegate of the Ministry of Health to Ilam, Eastern Nepal
This week Sailesh Bhandari, Jaya Mental Health Nepal’s Clinical Nurse Educator,…
September 1, 2020
Thank you Chetana
For sharing your experience with us. We were delighted to hear that this…
August 18, 2020
Jaya Mental Health distributes PPEs to all Ilam District Hospital’s staff, Eastern Nepal
Over the past three months, ensuring that healthcare staff are protected and…
August 11, 2020
Supporting nurses in South Asia during the pandemic – Jaya Mental Health’s top priority
Nurses and other health professionals in Nepal are under huge pressure.