New -delhi, October 10 (IANS). On the occasion of World Mental Health Day, Health and Family Welfare Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda launched new initiatives for the National Tele Mental Health Program (Tele Manas App). Tele Manas -App is now available in ten regional languages, apart from the English and Hindi languages. New initiatives include Tele Manas -App multilingual onion, chatbot, accessibility and emergency modules. These include Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayales, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Oriya and Punjabi. In addition, a chatbot feature has also been introduced, which allows users to connect with the app and get information or help with mental health. Health Minister Nadda said: “A healthy spirit creates a healthy body and a healthy spirit and a healthy body creates a healthy nation.” He said: “India is committed to ensuring equitable, affordable and inclusive access to mental health services. With the introduction of new functions in the Tele-Manas app, we strengthen our readiness to deal effectively with mental health emergency and to expand the scope of digital innovations to every corner of the country.” Has been appointed as ambassador. Their participation will help draw attention to mental health and encourage people to seek timely assistance through the government’s resources approved by the government. The Minister of Health in the Union said: “Since its inception, the app has handled about 28 lakh calls, with trained counselors in more than 20 different languages. Each day, about 4,000 people reach out for help, showing the effectiveness of this service to address problems with mental health. place. ” Punya Salila Srivastava, secretary of the Union of the Union, said mental health has a special focus on the theme of this year at the UN. India’s digital initiatives, including Tele Manas, aim to achieve universal health coverage. -—IANS BAK/ABM
Tele Manas -App is introduced, information available in ten regional languages
