Legal aid awareness-cum-counselling for jail inmates

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PASIGHAT: District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), East Siang District organized a free legal aid awareness-cum-counselling and Yoga session for the jail inmates of Sub-jail, Pasighat on Sunday on the occasion World Mental Health Day, under the aegis of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA).

This year's theme was 'Mental Health in an unequal World'" and altogether 64 jail inmates and 18 police personnel participated in the awareness programme.

Retainer Advocate Denzing Sonuwal highlighted the role and activities of Legal Services Authority, which include various legal services schemes for providing legal assistance to the marginalized and poor people. Psychologist Kenyam Pertin from the District Mental Health Programme (DMHP) carried out counselling of the inmates while the Yoga therapist of Drug De-addiction Centre, Kajol Lego taught Yoga and meditation that helps to beat mental disorder, relief from stress, brings peace in mind and recovers from anxiety, depression, headache and chronic ailments.

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