India’s Initiatives to Reduce Suicides: UPSC Daily Important Topic | 27 November 2022

India’s Initiatives to Reduce Suicides

✓Mental Healthcare Act, 2017: aims to provide mental healthcare services for persons with mental illness.

✓KIRAN:

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has launched a 24/7 toll-free helpline  KIRAN to provide support to people facing anxiety, stress, depression, suicidal thoughts and other mental health concerns.

✓Manodarpan Initiative: is an initiative of the Ministry of Education under Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. It is aimed to provide psychosocial support to students, family members and teachers for their mental health and well-being during the times of Covid-19.