Suicide Prevention India Foundation (SPIF)
Year Established
Sept 2017
SPECIALITY / MAIN FOCUS
Suicide prevention
Contact number
Working hours
MON- FRI 10 AM - 5 PM
Areas covered
SPIF will provide a platform for organizations and individuals to share their knowledge resources and experiences in suicide prevention.
Location
Bengaluru
Target Population (men,women,LGBTQAI etc)
everyone
How many Volunteers/ Counsellors?
-
Training Period
gatekeeper training, advanced training, instructor training
What topics are covered in training
suicide behaviour, how to get help in crisis, how to persuade and refer someone
How is the training conducted
offline
Affiliations with orgs
It is a Section-8 not-for-profit, that was incubated at IIM-Bangalore.
What are kind of calls answered
suicide, depression, crisis
Ranking on which areas are most addressed by this particular helpline ? Or proffered specialisation ?
suicide
If these helplines further allow in-person counselling by professionals
no
Finally, the main challenges that these helplines face? (for eg: lack of staff, funds, other resources, etc)
NA
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Link
Language Offered
Hindi, English
Organization Type
government
Status
not working: call not working