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Student Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
Two arms of government carry student mental health — the education ministry's counsellors, guidelines and campus rules, and the health ministry's tele-counselling network — while the crime bureau's annual volume supplies the only national count.
Last updated 10 August 20268 min read
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Sets out how India supports student mental health, after a Lok Sabha reply on student suicides: the crime bureau's reports as the data of record, Manodarpan and school counsellors, UGC and coaching-centre rules, campus counselling centres, and 53 Tele-MANAS cells that have handled over 43.25 lakh calls.
- Manodarpan
- Tele-MANAS
- student mental health
- NCRB ADSI
- anti-ragging
- coaching centre guidelines
- National Mental Health Programme
- UGC
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