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MUMBAI: Over 70,000 people across India dialled a mental health helpline in the last financial year, indicating the profound impact that the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown has had on people s psychological state.
The Mpower helpline, which has an ongoing tie-up with the Government of Maharashtra and the BMC, received maximum calls from people between 26 to 40 years of age. Besides employees of corporate groups, teachers and farmers also sought help for mental health issues.
Psychiatrists recounted a case where a man in his mid-twenties reached out to the helpline with increasing depressive thoughts. He was finding it difficult to overcome a heartbreak. Trapped at home during lockdown and conflict with family made him feel suicidal. He was advised medication and psychotherapy.
Mental health helpline rings off the hook with 70k calls in Covid times
ByNitasha NatuNitasha Natu / Updated: Apr 29, 2021, 16:08 IST
(This story was first published in TOI on April 29, 2021)
Mumbai: Over 70,000 people across India dialled a mental health helpline in the last financial year, indicating the profound impact that the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown has had on people s psychological state.
The Mpower helpline, which has an ongoing tie-up with the
Government of Maharashtra and the
BMC, received maximum calls from people between 26 to 40 years of age. Besides employees of corporate groups, teachers and farmers also sought help for mental health issues.
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