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In Touch - Deaf Peer Support

Fee ₹ 0
Medium Offline
City Mumbai
Frequency Alternate Thursdays

Deaf individuals who have lived experiences and want to share it with others

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Fee Type
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  • What Is In Touch - Deaf Peer Support About?

    Deaf Peer Support is a space designed for deaf individuals who share similar life experiences, especially relating to Deaf culture, communication challenges, mental health, or social integration to come together and feel seen. This support is rooted in shared identity and lived experience, allowing for deeper empathy, trust, and understanding.

  • What is your founding story?

    To support deaf individuals who share similar life experiences, especially relating to Deaf culture, communication challenges, mental health, or social integration to come together and feel seen. This support is rooted in shared identity and lived experience, allowing for deeper empathy, trust, and understanding.

  • Who are the facilitators behind In Touch - Deaf Peer Support?
    We could not find this answer, perhaps because this was added to our curation after their profile was curated and listed. We urge you reach out to this group to know more.
    Notes: The above information may change from time to time, and is shared with you to understand the background of where the support group comes from.
  • When was your support group founded? How has the journey been since then?

    It’s a new peer support group starting from 28th August. Deaf Peer Support is a space designed for deaf individuals who share similar life experiences, especially relating to Deaf culture, communication challenges, mental health, or social integration to come together and feel seen. It’s a peer support in Indian Sign Language.

  • Who is your support group for?

    Deaf individuals who have lived experiences and want to share it with others. Also for every individual to know that they are not alone in this.

  • Explain your group's approach towards helping a person's mental health care.

    This support is rooted in shared identity and lived experience, allowing for deeper empathy, trust, and understanding. Our community Center also has various activities that anyone can join in for free. It’s from Wednesday - Sunday in the evenings.

  • What is your group's approach towards professional mental health care interventions?

    The peer support is not therapy and does not involve mental health professionals. We provide resources and referrals to those people who as looking for professional care. The link for the resource sheet is available on our website: agatsufoundation.org.

  • What conversations is your support group not equipped to support?

    Every individual is allowed to share its experience in the way they are comfortable to share. Any person who is not comfortable with listening about certain topics can inform the facilitator at the start of the session. It’s a space where you feel accepted and understood everyone’s experiences are equally important involves both giving and receiving support

  • How does one sign up? What's the coordination process like?

    An individual a sign up through our website or contact us on WhatsApp.

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  • Walk us through the average format of your group session.

    Members are requested to arrive 5 minutes prior to the start of the session. Phones must be kept on silent and put away. It’s a space where everyone share their lived experiences.

  • What are your home rules/values?

    be in a space where you feel accepted and understood everyone’s experiences are equally important involves both giving and receiving support

  • What do you hope for participants in your group to take back with them after a session?

    It’s is a space designed for deaf individuals who share similar life experiences, especially relating to Deaf culture, communication challenges, mental health, or social integration to come together and feel seen. This support is rooted in shared identity and lived experience, allowing for deeper empathy, trust, and understanding

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