Get to know The Plane Jar: Safe Space (Everyday Problems Support Group).

Basic Information

• Fees Type: Paid
• City: Mumbai
• Facilitated By: Mix Of Professionals & Facilitators
• Languages: English, and Hindi
• Meets: Every Sunday
• Participant Limit: 6
• Notes: Rs 50 for a session per participant.
• Support For Young Adults

What is the group about?

"A support group for anyone who just wants an open space to come and share their feelings. Primarily we focus on abuse, mental health and the LGBTQIA+ community."

What is your founding story?

"After our very first CAASA training cycle, one of our primary respondents initiated the idea of starting a support group from the idea that they themselves were not open to therapy and thought that a support group was one way to help them heal. They also thought that this will be the best way to introduce means of communication to their best friend who had been abused and was scared of seeking professional help. And so this is how we put their …"

Who is your group for?

"It's an all inclusive support group for everyone. "

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

"We send them a google form link after which every week, a volunteer from our organization follows up with them and gets confirmations about whether or not they will be attending"

Walk us through the average format of your group session.

"Safe Space is will be held every Sunday, from 3-5pm. Each support group session will have a specific topic that will be determined from before. We start off with a feeling scale so people can rate their day, or week and tell us how they feel. We then start conversation on a particular topic that we have planned for that day and end with a grounding or self appreciation activity."

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

"Hope that they are not alone and that we will help in anyway we can to get through this"