1.Mental Health Service Excellence Award
Criteria:
- Client-Centered Approach: The nominee consistently demonstrates a client-centered approach, prioritizing the unique needs, preferences, and goals of individuals receiving mental health services.
- Evidenced-Based Practices: Utilization of evidence-based practices in the delivery of mental health services, ensuring that interventions are rooted in scientifically validated methods and therapies.
- Accessibility and Inclusivity: The service provider actively works to make mental health services accessible and inclusive, addressing barriers related to geography, socioeconomic factors, and cultural diversity.
- Collaborative Care: The nominee engages in collaborative care, fostering communication and coordination with other healthcare professionals, support networks, and community resources to enhance overall well-being.
- Measurable Outcomes: Demonstrates the ability to track and measure outcomes, showcasing the effectiveness of mental health services through improved client mental health metrics, increased client satisfaction, or other relevant indicators.
Importance:
- Improved Community Well-being: Recognizing mental health service excellence contributes to improved community well-being by promoting high-quality, effective mental health care that positively impacts individuals and the broader community.
- Stigma Reduction: The award emphasizes the importance of destigmatizing mental health issues, encouraging individuals to seek help and fostering a more supportive and understanding societal attitude towards mental health.
- Professional Development: Encourages a culture of continuous improvement and professional development within the mental health service sector, leading to ongoing enhancements in service quality and delivery.
Recipient: NEELAM VERMA
2.Research Contribution in Sustainability Award
Criteria:
- Interdisciplinary Impact: The nominee’s research demonstrates interdisciplinary collaboration, integrating insights from multiple fields to address complex sustainability challenges.
- Practical Solutions: The research contributes to the development of practical and implementable solutions for sustainable practices, technologies, or policies with the potential to make a tangible impact.
- Global Relevance: The research has global relevance, addressing sustainability challenges that have widespread implications for environmental conservation, social equity, and economic stability.
- Policy Influence: The nominee’s work has influenced or has the potential to influence policies related to sustainability, fostering positive changes in government, industry, or community practices.
- Community Engagement: Actively engages with and involves communities in the research process, ensuring that sustainability solutions are culturally sensitive, inclusive, and aligned with local needs.
Importance:
- Environmental Conservation: Recognizing research contributions in sustainability underscores the critical role of scientific inquiry in promoting environmental conservation and addressing pressing global challenges.
- Long-Term Resilience: The award encourages the development of sustainable solutions that contribute to the long-term resilience of ecosystems, societies, and economies.
- Innovation and Progress: By highlighting impactful research, the award promotes innovation and progress in sustainable practices, driving positive change towards a more sustainable and resilient future.
Recipient: VIVEK SRIVASTAVA
