Tele MANAS:
Tele MANAS is now available as a comprehensive mobile platform – Tele MANAS App – developed for the public.
- Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States (Tele MANAS) was started by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 2022.
- It seeks to function as a comprehensive, integrated, and inclusive 24×7 tele-mental health facility.
- It aims to provide free tele-mental health services all over the country round the clock, particularly to people in remote or underserved areas.
- Tele-MANAS will be organised in a two-tier system:
- Tier 1 comprises state Tele-MANAS cells, which include trained counsellors and mental health specialists.
- Tier 2 will comprise specialists at the District Mental Health Programme (DMHP)/Medical College resources for physical consultation and/or e-Sanjeevani for audio-visual consultation.
- Currently, there are 51 operational Tele-MANAS cells functioning across all 36 States and UTs, offering services in 20 different languages.
- Another feature added to the programme this year is the video consultations facility which will be undertaken by the mental health professionals who are taking audio call escalations to get further information about the caller as part of history taking and clarification.
