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The team is busy packing today for a very early start into the mountains…

Listening to nurses isn’t optional — it’s essential.

On the 14th November, our team had the privilege of joining the Gurkha Health…

All of our team would like to extend a huge thanks to Duncan Baillie for…

Today, on World Suicide Prevention Day, we are reminded of both the fragility…

At Jaya Mental Health, we are proud to support a new cross-border collaboration…

Building strong partnerships with organisations led by, and working on behalf…

At 2,700 metres above sea level, nestled high in the Himalayas, lies Jomsom —…

In Nepal, Dementia remains a word unknown to many people. However, as the life…

No matter how remote the village, or how high in the Himalayas — at Jaya, we…

At Jaya Mental Health, we believe in the power of collaboration across borders.…

Paying more attention to the present moment – to your own thoughts and…

In Nepal, nurses working in mental health care services face huge challenges on…

The role of nurse managers is critical to staff retention and the smooth…

This week our team has been joined by Dr David Sims, Medical Director and Child…

Earlier this month our team co-organised an international conference on child…

Last week supporters Olivia Louise Shanks & Rik @rocknroadruncoaching set off…

Today we are celebrating World Mental Health Day - as a grassroots organisation…

Today the 10th of September is World Suicide Prevention Day. Every year, more…

Last month we had the opportunity to showcase the impact of our mental health…

One of Jaya’s current and most ambitious projects in South Asia, is to support…

Last month we were delighted to take part in the Gurkha Cup 2024, a festival of…

Happy International Nurses Day! The theme this year is ‘Our Nurses, Our future.…

Bhaktapur Hospital is one of the largest and oldest general hospitals in the…

As in most of the northern Hemisphere, Spring is just around the corner in the…

Today marked a milestone at JMH as we hosted our art therapy session, bringing…

The notion that caregiving jobs are women’s work is outdated. Nevertheless,…

Strong Nursing leaders are vital to shape and improve care. We’ve been working…

Today is #TimeToTalkDay the UK’s biggest mental health conversation. Happening…

We couldn’t have started 2024 in a better way – sharing the findings of our…

For many people around the world who celebrate Christmas, this time of the year…

More than one billion people volunteer globally for solidarity and humanity,…

We are delighted to welcome Dr David Sims, Medical Director, Bradford District…

Bhaktapur Hospital is one of the oldest and largest hospitals in Nepal. It is…

Community based health care is often the only form of health support available…

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

An absolute honour to have joined all other Nepalese Mental Health…

The 10th of September is World Suicide Prevention Day. According to the World…

Art therapy is a form of psychotherapy that uses visual and tactile media as a…

Wonderful to meet members of the Rotary Club of Kathmandu Mid-Town this…

For two and half years, Jaya Mental Health (JMH) worked closely with school…

Recently our team has travelled to Ilam in Eastern Nepal where our mental…

This month, alongside Marjorie Gardner our Director of Education, two…

Lately, many of us talk of being tired of chatting to family, friends and…

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…

Effective communication is central to the provision of compassionate,…

Once again, we are over the moon to join the Nursing Now Challenge and Jphiego…

Lately, many of us talk of being tired of chatting to family, friends and…

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.…

Gradually, the community workers we've been training and working with for the…

Today it's International Volunteer Day! Without volunteers, organisations like…

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

Prevention is an important approach to improving mental health. It means…

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

Jaya Mental Health's suicide prevention posters are now up on the walls of…

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…

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

We are over the moon to announce that our Founding Director João Marçal-Grilo…

Celebrating World Mental Health Day in Nepal - a huge thank you to everyone who…

Gradually, Health Assistants (HAs) and Female Community Health Volunteers…

Thank you to all the Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) and Health…

Today, the 10th of September, is World Suicide Prevention Day. Did you know…

These are the faces of some of the first nurses ever to be allocated to schools…

Training school-based nurses in Nepal is one of the most exciting but also…

Climate change is hurting our planet and our physical and mental health. We…

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

We are super excited to announce that our Founding Director João Marçal-Grilo…

Jaya Mental Health is delighted to be joining Haripur University and the…

We are excited to announce another webinar run by our Nepal-based team, this…

8th June 2021: Another stress management and self-care workshop offered to over…

Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) are the backbone of health and…

COVID-19 spirals out of control in Nepal: ‘Every emergency room is full now’,…

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…

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…

Jaya Mental Health is once again joining Nursing Now and the Nightingale…

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…

In many medium and low-income countries school nurses are the only qualified…

We are delighted to join once again Nursing Now and the Nightingale Challenge…

In Nepal, the Female Community Health Volunteer programme (FCHV) started in the…

This is Kshitij Lungeli, our Counsellor working in the remote hilly area of…

Finally nurses and other health professionals in Nepal have started receiving…

One of our team's many dreams has always been to open an information resource…

This is the story of our wonderful Sailesh Bhandari, a Nepalese Clinical Nurse…

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

At Jaya, in addition to bringing mental health care to remote corners of South…

So far our team of psychiatrists, counsellors and nurses have seen 44 patients.…

Named “the last forbidden Kingdom”, Mustang was inaccessible to foreigners…

Despite the ongoing pandemic, Jaya’s staff has once again joined forces with…

Most likely. At Jaya we are providing both practical and emotional support to…

Covid-19 is tough, but so are we! Another monthly community mental health…

For our team, and for thousands across the world, the 10th of October is one of…

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…

For such a heartfelt account of your experience with us.

Over the past three months, ensuring that healthcare staff are protected and…

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