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i have a terrible problem with anxiety. It started before i was hospitalized while i was psychotic. I read in a pamphlet at the VA clinic where i go that fear is one of the "positive symptoms" of sz. I have a terrible time coping with it and recently quit my job and started going back to school for something less stressful.


The Family Welfare Agency (FWA) has been established since 1950 in the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.  It is a voluntary social organization, registered under the Bombay Public Trust Act of 1950 (E-5 (BOM) ). 

The FWA has two centers located in Lower Parel, Mumbai (for the elderly
and for the mentally ill) and one center at Dharavi (for the elderly).

The agency has developed from working with general community based issues to providing specialized services in the field of Ageing and Mental Health.

The FWA has worked at three levels preventive, promotive and curative within the community and nearby areas.  The agency has, thus progressed from ‘remedial’ to ‘therapeutic’ and has now broadened its approach with a ‘social development’ perspective, emphasis on integrating approaches.  This integrated development approach has been instrumental in enhancing the quality of life along with people’s participation to achieve the same.