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SAANJH Help Desks & `181’ Helpline make Punjab safer for women, children, senior citizens ROZANA SPOKESMAN Updated Mar 9, 2021, 3:09 pm IST Women, children and senior citizens in Punjab can now simply call up `181’ to report any case of crime, harassment or domestic violence  File Photo Chandigarh: Women, children and senior citizens in Punjab can now simply call up `181’ to report any case of crime, harassment or domestic violence with complete ease, with Chief Minister Captain A...

Consumer Helpline received 81 complaints on service charge issues at restaurants March 09, 2021 × The National Consumer Helpline, set up under the aegis of the Consumer Affairs Ministry, received 81 complaints regarding levying of service charge by restaurants, pubs and hotels in 2020. The Consumer Affairs Ministry, in a written reply to a Lok Sabha question, said all the complaints were taken up with the respective hotels and restaurants for appropriate redressal and the response received b...

Unbeaten survivors tell their stories of resilience and determination Unbeaten survivors tell their stories of resilience and determination Updated: Updated: March 09, 2021 11:47 IST Three survivors - of acid attack, child sexual abuse and suicide loss - share with us their journey of healing and transformation Share Article AAA Three survivors - of acid attack, child sexual abuse and suicide loss - share with us their journey of healing and transformation Ritu Saini, 25, counsellor, Chhanv F...

INDIANA - Hoosiers are turning to Indianas Be Well Crisis Helpline to connect to local resources helping them overcome anxiety, depression, substance use disorder and more brought on by the

The family of the New Brunswick teen who died by suicide last week after trying to get help from a hospital emergency room celebrated her life on Monday.

Half the calls made to the universal helpline for women 181 have come from victims of domestic violence. Another large chunk were from women in depres

Date Time Mental health and suicide prevention inquiry calling for input A select committee on mental health and suicide prevention has been established to consider a range of strategic reviews of the current mental health system, and whether the recommendations are fit for purpose to address the fallout from bushfires and the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chair of the House of Representatives Select Committee on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, Dr Fiona Martin MP said, ‘While the bushfires wer...

Mayank Bathwal, CEO, Aditya Birla Health Insurance× In mental health, first is counselling support, and not necessarily hospitalisation: CEO Mayank Bathwal Aditya Birla Health Insurance is offering customers mental health support in terms of counselling and consultation, apart from hospitalisation expenses, under its new comprehensive health insurance policy. The move comes after the insurer’s experience with a mental health helpline for customers during the Covid-19 lockdown that register...

By City News Service Feb 23, 2021 LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors today will consider ways to improve the countys response to threats of suicide and mental crises. Supervisor Janice Hahn has authored two motions. The first calls on her colleagues to co-sponsor Assembly Bill 988, the Miles Hall Lifeline Act, which would begin the process of establishing 9-8-8 as a nationwide suicide prevention hotline number. The second motion proposes connecting suicide preventi...

• During the past 50 years Indiana has seen a 234% increase in suicide mortality rates for youth ages 15-24. • In 2018, the most recent year for data, Indiana’s youth suicide mortality rate was 22% higher than the U.S. rate. • Comparing the nine-month period of April to December of 2019 to 2020, and taking into consideration the risk for suicide related self-screening results of positive for bipolar disorder or moderate to severe results for depression or anxiety, there was ...