Tele-Manas Report: Insights into Mental Health Calls in India
The report shows that most complaints to Tele-Manas are related to common mental health disorders.
The main issues reported in the report were sleep disturbances (14%), mood sadness (14%), stress (11%), and anxiety (9%).
An analysis of calls to Tele-Manas, India's toll-free mental health helpline, shows that many people call about sleep problems.
Since its launch in October 2022, Tele-Manas has received over 350,000 calls.
A government report released on Thursday highlights the types of complaints.
The main issues are sleep disturbances (14%), mood sadness (14%), stress (11%), and anxiety (9%). Less than 3% of calls were about suicide.
Most callers are male (56%) and aged 18 to 45 (72%).
For example, a 20-year-old female student sought help for sleep issues affecting her life.
She was living in a hostel and found her sleep disrupted by too much phone and laptop use.
The report shows that most complaints to Tele-Manas are related to common mental health disorders.
