Tele-MANAS helpline received over 2 lakh calls since launch in Oct 2022
New Delhi, Jul 22 (PTI) The government’s national mental health helpline Tele MANAS, a toll-free service, has received more than 2,00,000 calls from various parts of the country since its launch in October last year.
It was started by the Union Health Ministry to strengthen mental health service delivery in India.
There has been an exponential rise in the number of calls received by the helpline. In merely three months, the number reached two lakh from one lakh calls received in April 2023, the ministry said in a statement.
