{"id":13392,"date":"2025-10-11T10:25:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T04:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=13392"},"modified":"2025-10-11T13:03:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T07:33:40","slug":"national-tele-mental-health-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/national-tele-mental-health-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Tele-MANAS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Tele MANAS<\/b> <b>Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, on the occasion of the World Mental Health Day 2025, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare launched several new initiatives for the National Tele Mental Health Programme (Tele MANAS).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Tele MANAS<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Tele MANAS) offers a wide range of <\/span><b>mental health services.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was started by the <\/span><b>Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in 2022.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Aim:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> To provide universal access to equitable, affordable, and quality mental health care through a <\/span><b>24&#215;7 tele-mental health service<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, forming a key digital component of the National Mental Health Programme (NMHP).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This service is available across all <\/span><b>Indian States and Union Territories<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with assured linkages to ensure seamless care.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The service is structured in a two-tier system to optimize care delivery and enhance support.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Tier 1<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> comprises state Tele MANAS cells staffed with <\/span><b>trained counsellors and mental health specialists.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These professionals provide immediate support through: Tele-Counseling and Tele-Consultation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Tier 2<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> comprises <\/span><b>specialists from District Mental Health Programme<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (DMHP) facilities and medical colleges, offering additional resources for physical consultations and audiovisual consultations <\/span><b>via e-Sanjeevani.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tele MANAS <\/span><b>launched its mobile app<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and video consultation services to enhance access to mental health support.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This app serves as a <\/span><b>comprehensive platform offering mental health resources<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including self-care tips, stress management strategies, and tools to recognize early distress signals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is enhanced with <\/span><b>Multi-lingual user interface<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Chatbot feature<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Asmi), <\/span><b>Accessibility, Emergency Module.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will now be available in <\/span><b>10 regional languages<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in addition to the <\/span><b>English and Hindi languages.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These languages include Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Odia, Punjabi.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:\u00a0<\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2177389\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tele MANAS aims to provide universal access to equitable, affordable, and quality mental health care through a 24&#215;7 tele-mental health service. 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