The initiative will impart training to various categories of non-specialised health workers and community caregivers through customised modules for each specified category.

A. Non-Specialist Health Workforce: This group includes frontline healthcare workers such as ASHAs, ANMs and CHOs in Health and Wellness Centres. The frontline health workforce is the core unit of a healthcare delivery system and the primary point of contact for health-seeking. The project reaches out to this non-specialist workforce with the support of relevant health authorities and NPHCE.
B. Informal Caregivers: The pool of informal caregivers is sizeable and has a context of family and neighbourhood. This segment is being approached through Senior Citizen Associations, Elder-Self-Help-Groups, Elder Helpline, etc.
C. Institutional Caregivers: Building the capacity of caregivers in senior care facilities such as senior homes, senior care centres, etc., is essential for comprehensive care of the elderly.

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To build further on its commitment towards providing mental health support to senior citizens, HelpAge India has also entered into a partnership with the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS), New Delhi.

This collaboration will focus on:

🧠 Strengthening access to mental health services for seniors
📚 Advancing research and knowledge sharing with a focus on brain health
👩🏫 Organising training programmes to boost mental health care capacity
📲 Leveraging technology to enhance mental health literacy and promote help-seeking behaviour