ManoDarpan – Student Mental Health Support

Toll-Free Student Helpline: 8448440632

MANODARPAN provides free and confidential psychological support to students facing emotional, academic, or personal challenges.

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Key Features

• Nationwide accessibility
• Confidential tele-counselling
• Support for stress, exam anxiety, emotional issues
• Referral guidance when required

Online Resources

• Website: manodarpan.education.gov.in
• Email: manodarpan.mhrd@gmail.com

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Tele-MANAS – 24×7 Mental Health Helpline

Tele-MANAS – Government of India’s Tele Mental Health Service

Toll-Free Mental Health Helpline: 14416

Tele-MANAS offers round-the-clock mental health support, crisis counselling, and referral assistance.

• 24×7 availability
• Confidential counselling
• Crisis intervention
• Referral services

Mobile App

To make mental health services more accessible, the Tele MANAS Citizen App is now available on the Google Play Store.

You can download the app using any of the following methods:

How to access Tele-MANAS

1. Scan the QR code below using your smartphone camera or a QR code scanner.
2. Click the direct download link below: “Tele MANAS” (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.telemanas.citizen)
3. Search manually on Google Play Store: Open the Google Play Store app on your Android device and search for "Tele MANAS".

IEC resources

IEC resources available for awareness activities:

• Drive folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1B_EvQV3Gv80Moz_x5T-mhVoKsVCEWEKU

Let’s work together to promote mental well-being and ensure access to professional mental health support for all.

National Suicide Prevention Strategy

• National Suicide Prevention Strategy – Awareness for Students

Immediate Support

• Tele-MANAS: 14416
• Suicide Prevention Helpline: 9152987821
• 24/7 Institute Helpline Number: 7001735731

Objectives

• Promote early help-seeking
• Recognize risk indicators
• Reduce stigma
• Ensure crisis response

Note: Helpline numbers must be displayed prominently across the campus.

Counselling Cell Information

Counselling & Mental Health Support Cell – RERFGI

The Counselling Cell provides emotional, psychological, academic, and personal support to students of RERF, RIST, and SVIMS.

Services

• Confidential psychological counselling
• Stress and anxiety management
• Academic pressure and performance concerns
• Emotional and relationship difficulties
• Behavioural and adjustment issues
• Career guidance and soft-skill development
• Crisis intervention and referral support

Counsellor

Ms. Deblina Chatterjee serves as the Psychological Counsellor for the RERF Group of Institutions, supporting the emotional, psychological, and academic well-being of students across RERF, RIST, and SVIMS. With an M.Sc in Psychology (Clinical & Counselling Psychology), she uses a student-centric, evidence-based approach to help students navigate stress, anxiety, academic pressure, emotional overwhelm, interpersonal difficulties, and personal growth issues. She also leads institution-wide psychosocial initiatives, teacher sensitization programs, placement-readiness training, parental awareness sessions, and has developed the institution’s mental health portal, referral mechanisms, documentation systems, and AICTE-aligned compliance processes.

Her goal is to build a supportive, stigma-free campus culture where students feel safe, understood, and empowered to seek help.

Counselling Hours

Tuesday–Saturday, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

By appointment or walk-in. Confidentiality is strictly maintained.

Emergency Support

In emergencies, students may contact:

• Tele-MANAS: 14416
• Suicide Prevention Helpline: 9152987821
• 24/7 Institute Helpline Number: 7001735731
• Local Hospital Emergency — Dr B N Bose Sub Divisional Hospital (Govt.): 033-25921212 / 09433803189
• Sarada Multispeciality Hospital (Pvt.): 07003747642
• Galaxy Multispeciality Hospital (Pvt.): 08585892042
• Counselling Cell: psychologist@regent.ac.in / 7001735731

Immediate help must be sought during severe distress or crisis situations.

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