* * *5-Feb-2012* *NEW DELHI *: CBSE's annual counselling and helpline is on. Students and parents can interact with counsellors to overcome examination stress and other problems till April 16.
The CBSE helpline will be active on multiple modes - telephonic counselling, question-answer column in newspapers, interactive voice response system, and online counselling through CBSE website. Approximately 67 counsellors from CBSE0-affiliated government and private schools and a few psychologists are participating in the tele-counseling process. For the first time, counsellors from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Jammu and Kashmir, Kolkata and a counselor from a private school in Nepal are participating in this tele-counselling. Students can dial the toll-free number 1800 180 3456 from 8am to midnight from any part of India. About 11 counsellors from outside India, including Japan, Kuwait, Doha-Qatar and Saudi Arabia are also participating in this programme. Snehi, a non-profit organization focusing on mental health, has also opened its pre-exam counselling service from Wednesday, which would continue till March 3. The helpline number is 011-65978181 and it will be active between 10am and 7pm every day. This pre-exam helpline will be manned by a group of trained counsellors and mental health professionals. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/11760459.cms -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mental Health Advocacy (News 'N Views) India" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/MhaNewsViewsIndia?hl=en ------------- Affiliated Groups : MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY INDIA [email protected] Discussions on mental health law / policy / plan monitoring / human rights etc [email protected] India-specific news and views related to mental health [email protected] Information and support to carers of people with mental health issues [email protected] Mutual support and sharing of experiential knowledge, skills and social learning amongst peers
