NIMHANS
Year Established
1954
SPECIALITY / MAIN FOCUS
Psychosocial issues
Contact number
Working hours
24 x 7
Areas covered
Psychosocial issues of disaster survivors anxiety depression suicide mental illness disorder
Location
Bengaluru
Target Population (men,women,LGBTQAI etc)
Everyone
How many Volunteers/ Counsellors?
NA
Training Period
1-24 WEEKS
What topics are covered in training
Observation of cases, clinical psychology, MSE, Case taking
How is the training conducted
Clinical diagnosis knowledge in various cases
Affiliations with orgs
NBRC, nidm, ncbs, UBC, WHO, John Hopkins University etc
What are kind of calls answered
Mental health, crisis, emergency, disorders
Ranking on which areas are most addressed by this particular helpline ? Or proffered specialisation ?
Depression, conflicts
If these helplines further allow in-person counselling by professionals
yes
Finally, the main challenges that these helplines face? (for eg: lack of staff, funds, other resources, etc)
NA
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7TH JUNE
Link
https://nimhans.ac.in/about-us/
Language Offered
Hindi, English Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada
Organization Type
PUBLIC
Status
WORKING