The Central Government announced National Tele Mental Health Program (NTMHP) in the Union Budget 2022 – 23 with the objective to better the access to quality mental health counselling and care services across the country.
The Tele-MANAS was launched on World Mental Health Day virtually by Sh. Thawar Chand Gehlot, Hon’ble Governor of Karnataka at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru.
The 24/7 mental health services aim to provide universal access to affordable, equitable and quality mental health care through tele-services under the National Mental Health Programme (NMHP).
The Tele-MANAS services can be availed by calling toll-free numbers 14416 and 1-800-891-4416. The callers can select the language of their choice for availing of services.
Received over 2,00,000 calls from various parts of the nation since the launch of this toll-free service
Of the two lakh calls, 59.6% were male callers, and 40% were female callers
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