The links below provides information for awardees and students seeking some help and support.
Mental Wellbeing
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Mental Health is about our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental Health problems are common and help is available. People with mental health problems can get better and most recover completely.
The transition from high school to college can be a significant step for most students. Often this step comes with discovery, excitement, and expectations. For many of us, grappling with the change brings new and unexpected challenges. Almost all of us struggle within, trying to balance the expectations, freedoms, and the curiosity of discovery. Sometimes these struggles are played out, sometimes they are quiet, sometimes long drawn, or short lived, but with repercussions in the long run. All of these weigh on your mental wellbeing.
Being a student, especially in a professional college is stressful, but trying to juggle school-work and other responsibilities while experiencing mental illness can make it even harder. Various studies on Mental Illness approximate that one in five students aged 18-23 live with some mental health condition, and approximately 75 percent of people with mental health issues develop them prior to the age of 24. Mental health conditions can feel debilitating and scary, making some students retreat inward rather than seeking help.
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Many students can feel fear when first recognizing a mental health issue within themselves. Factors such as significant life changes, politics, family, academic pressure, relationship issues, and money can all contribute to changes in mental health. Here are a few resources focused on Mental Health & Wellbeing. This is not intended to be a comprehensive list, but more of a helpful template you can use to understand mental health and well being, to identify where support is available if needed.
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If you want to know more about how mental wellbeing issues affect students, please read the guide below by the former Campus Counsellor of BITS-Pilani and now foundation's advisor & Clinical Psychologist, Psychotherapist Bharti Mohan - Understanding Different Aspects of Mental Health
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Contact College Counsellor - Tanvi Bhatnagar
Contact Professional Counsellor - Bharti Mohan
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Mental Health Support Organisations
1. Aasra (Mumbai): Suicide prevention (hotline numbers for all states of India available) Hotline- +91 982-046-6726 . www.aasra.info
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2. Aasha (Chennai) - www.theaashafamily.org
3. Hope (International): Online counselling available - www.hopenetwork.in
4. Lifeline Foundation - www.lifelinefoundation.in Hotline: +91 332-463-7401, +91 332-463-7432
5. Manas (Delhi) : online appointments available - www.manas.org.in
Ph: +91 114-170-8517
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6. Mind Fit (Bangalore): Online therapy and counselling available - www.mind.fit
7. Minds Foundation (U.S. & India) - www.mindsfoundation.org Hotline: +91 903-383-7227
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8. Nimhans (Bangalore) - www.nimhans.ac.in/contact-us
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9. The Samaritans (HQ-U.K.) - Email: Samaritans.helpline@gmail.com Hotline India: +91 226-464-3267, 226-565-3267, 226-565-3247
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10. Sanjivini Society for Mental Health (Delhi) - www.sanjivinisociety.org
11. Scarf (Chennai) - www.scarfindia.org
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12. Snehi (Delhi): Free telephone counselling service available - www.snehi.org
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13. Sumaitri (Delhi) - Email: feelingsuicidal@sumaitri.net, www.sumaitri.net Ph: +91 112-338-9090, +91 931-576-7849 (2 pm-6:30 pm)
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14. White Swan Foundation - www.whiteswanfoundation.org
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