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Shortly aft the Class XII State Board introspection results were published connected Friday, the Health Department launched its counselling services done TeleMANAS telephone centre astatine 14416 and the State Health helpline 104.
It volition beryllium reaching retired to astir 37,000 students who did not walk the committee introspection with counselling, and if essential, due intervention.
In the past fewer years, the State authorities has been extending counselling assistance to students who neglect the Class X and XII committee examinations arsenic good arsenic the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test aspirants.
A full of 56 persons, including 30 counsellors, are moving connected a displacement ground for the TeleMANAS telephone centre. The counsellors volition telephone the students — astir 6,000 calls per time — for astatine slightest the adjacent six days.
If immoderate of them is recovered to beryllium astatine precocious risk, the telephone would beryllium escalated to the objective scientist for further valuation and, if needed, further intervention. Otherwise, they would beryllium counselled, officials said. If it is an emergency, they would beryllium referred to the District Mental Health Programme team, they added.
Doctors stressed the value of household enactment for students who did not walk the committee examination. “They volition acquisition a consciousness of distress. This is not the clip for the household to criticise them. It is important for the household to validate their emotions. If determination are persistent symptoms specified arsenic inability to slumber oregon eat, oregon if a pupil is withdrawn from the family, he/she needs intervention. Those with suicidal tendencies decidedly request contiguous intervention,” an authoritative said.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is disposable connected the State’s wellness helpline 104, TeleMANAS 14416 and Sneha’s termination prevention helpline - 044 - 24640050)
