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SAMVEDNA
Children impacted by Covid-19 Pandemic being provided Tele Counselling through SAMVEDNA.
What is SAMVEDNA?
◆ SAMVEDNA tele counselling service is for psychological support to children to address their stress, anxiety, fear and other issuesduring the coronavirus pandemic.
◆ The service is provided by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR).
Counselling through telephone is provided to children in three categories:
◆ Those who are in quarantine/isolation/covid care centres.
◆ Those whose parents or near ones have been tested positive for COVID.
◆ Those who have lost their parents to COVID.
The service was launched in September 2020 and is available in various regional languages.
The counsellors have been trainedunder an eminent professor of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and his team from NIMHANS.
SAMVEDNA is an acronym for ‘Sensitizing Action on Mental Health Vulnerability through Emotional Development and Necessary Acceptance’.
The toll free number 1800-121-2830 is available from Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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