Mental health issues among people are on the rise of late and access to mental healthcare is still a distant dream for many, particularly those in rural areas.
To make mental healthcare accessible to people irrespective of their location, the Central government has introduced the ‘Tele MANAS’ cells across the country under the National Tele Health Programme of India.
The Health Department of Andhra Pradesh established a ‘Tele MANAS’ cell on the premises of Siddhartha Medical College in January and has addressed the issues of about 2,500 persons in distress through counselling via phone calls.
