Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 15: Drug de-addiction services of Jammu and Kashmir Police in its initiative to prevent drug abuse among school going children, conducted 46th Mental Health Programme in Government Girls Higher Secondary School Kothi Bagh, Srinagar, in which over 300 students participated.
Students and the staff members of the school participated in the programme. Group interaction with students of the school during which drug abuse and stress management were deliberated upon in depth, were also conducted.
A police spokesman said that the teaching staff of the school highly acknowledged the initiative of Police Drug De-addiction Centre and requested for further programmes and improving upon the facilities, so that they are gender-friendly.
A team of mental health professionals comprising Haris Abrar Kashmiri (Psychiatric social worker), Zahid Jeelani Wani (counseling Psychologist) and Fidah Hussain Mir (Yoga Therapist) informed the students about the harmful effects of drug abuse, stress and preventive measures that need to be taken. The experts highlighted the alarming scenario of drug abuse across the state by quoting different studies conducted on the subject.
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