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13/10/22 06:10 AM IST

Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States (Tele-MANAS)

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  • On the occasion of World Mental Health Day, the Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States (Tele-MANAS) initiative of the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare was launched.
Tele-MANAS 
  • Aim- To provide free tele-mental health services all over the country round the clock, particularly catering to people in remote or under-served areas.
  • The programme includes a network of 23 tele-mental health centres of excellence, with NIMHANS being the nodal centre and International Institute of Information Technology-Bangalore (IIITB) providing technology support.
  • Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bengaluru and National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHRSC) will provide the technical support.
  • A toll-free, 24/7 helpline number (14416) has been set up across the country allowing callers to select the language of choice for availing services. 
  • Service is also accessible with 1-800-91-4416. The calls would be routed to Tele-MANAS cells in the respective state and union territory.
Tele-MANAS will be organised in two tier system;
  • Tier 1 comprises of state Tele-MANAS cells which include trained counsellors and mental health specialists.
  • Tier 2 will comprise of specialists at District Mental Health Programme (DMHP)/Medical College resources for physical consultation and/or e-Sanjeevani for audio visual consultation.
  • Presently there are 5 regional coordination centres along with 51 State/UT Tele MANAS cells.
Source- PIB 

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