Reduce Depression among Odisha's Adolescents with Hearing Loss: The role of government and NGOs

Authors

  • Meghna Mohanty Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, Capital University, Koderma, Jharkhand
  • Dr. Archana Krishna Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Capital University, Koderma, Jharkhand

Keywords:

Deaf Adolscent, Mental Health, NGOs functions

Abstract

Deaf-educated itinerant teachers are assisting a huge number of young people with severe hearing loss in regular schools throughout several English-speaking countries. This method is used by around 84% of deaf or hearing-impaired Australian pupils. Students with moderate to severe hearing impairments are eligible. The majority of this population interacts orally, taking use of their enhanced residual hearing and visual perception of speech gestures. As a result, these persons may be functionally deaf. The term "hard of hearing" traditionally refers to those who have modest to severe hearing loss.

A study discovered that if non-governmental organisations (NGOs) or government initiatives involve teenagers in productive activities, depression might be greatly decreased.The concept of circumscription-compromise. Compromise, according to this paradigm, is giving up highly desirable professional chances in exchange for less desirable but more practical ones. Some scholars have shown that perceived constraints may influence professional action just as much as actual ones.

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2021-07-01

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“Reduce Depression among Odisha’s Adolescents with Hearing Loss: The role of government and NGOs”, JASRAE, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 1495–1503, Jul. 2021, Accessed: Sep. 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://ignited.in/index.php/jasrae/article/view/15026

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[1]
“Reduce Depression among Odisha’s Adolescents with Hearing Loss: The role of government and NGOs”, JASRAE, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 1495–1503, Jul. 2021, Accessed: Sep. 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://ignited.in/index.php/jasrae/article/view/15026