Adhering to the abrogation of Write-up 370 in Jammu and also Kashmir on August 5, 2019, the Tele-MANAS facility in Srinagar has actually attained a considerable turning point by presenting an AI-driven chat-bot center. This campaign intends to offer 24/7 psychological health and wellness therapy and also assistance to people looking for support.
The National Tele-Mental Wellness Program (NTMHP), released by the Federal government of India to connect the void in psychological health and wellness solutions, consists of a network of 23 tele-mental university hospital of quality. The Institute of Mental Wellness and also Neuro Sciences (IMHANS) in Srinagar was picked as one of these facilities, and also the first-of-its-kind Tele-MANAS cell was developed on November 4, 2022.
Prior to the Tele-MANAS campaign, looking for aid for psychological health and wellness concerns was an obstacle in Kashmir as a result of the affixed preconception. This introducing initiative has actually played a crucial duty in boosting accessibility to psychological healthcare solutions in the area and also motivating individuals to look for aid for their psychological health and wellness worries.
Because its launch, the Tele-MANAS cell has actually obtained a frustrating reaction, with greater than 20,000 call the previous 9 months. The telephone calls cover a large range of concerns, consisting of unhappiness, anxiousness, partnership troubles, medicine dependency, and also self-harm. The facility’s group of qualified psychoanalysts, medical psycho therapists, and also therapists is offered day-and-night via sound tele-networking to offer assistance and also therapy to troubled people.
The freshly presented AI-driven chat-bot better boosts the Tele-MANAS solutions, enabling customers to participate in automated conversations. If needed, customers can get in touch with online therapists from the Tele-MANAS group using WhatsApp. In addition, the chat-bot deals customized workouts and also guidance customized per customer’s particular psychological health and wellness worries, boosting the top quality of assistance supplied.
Dr.QaziHaroon, State Program Supervisor Mental Wellness J&K, stressed that the conversation discussions with people are private, guaranteeing their identifications continue to be unrevealed. This method motivates people to get the advantages of this solution from the convenience of their residences, dealing with personal privacy worries and also advertising ease of access.
The success of the Tele-MANAS campaign has actually gathered worldwide acknowledgment, with the Tele-MANAS cell’s accomplishments included in The Lancet, the globe’s highest-impact clinical journal. The write-up labelled “Lowering the psychological health and wellness therapy void in Kashmir: scaling as much as make best use of the capacity of telepsychiatry” highlights exactly how this campaign has actually effectively resolved obstacles to looking for psychological health and wellness support.
With an approximated 1 crore smart phone customers and also 10 lakh smart device customers in J&K, Tele MANAS is positioned to get to a considerable part of the populace, thus minimizing the therapy void and also boosting psychological health and wellness centers in the area. To advertise recognition regarding the solutions supplied, the J&K National Wellness Objective is arranging sensitization workshops in universities, urging people to proactively look for psychological health and wellness assistance and also treatment via Tele-MANAS.
