According to the statement over 3.5 lakh, students are pursuing higher education in Haryana and 180 psychology teachers will counsel the students through the helpline.
Amid the ongoing health and economic crisis due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, the Haryana Higher Education department on April 9, 2020, launched a 24x7 helpline number for the students experiencing mental health issues, stress and anxiety due to the nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19.
The department confirmed the launch of the helpline through an official statement. According to the statement over 3.5 lakh, students are pursuing higher education in Haryana and 180 psychology teachers will counsel the students through the helpline.
The state Education Minister Kanwar Pal launched the helpline from his residence in Jagadhri through video conferencing. According to the statement, while launching the helpline, the minister stated ‘the service was started as some of the students may be looking for guidance to ease out their stress level.’ The minister also revealed most of the students who are pursuing higher education in the state belong to lower-middle-class and economically weak families.
Mr Pal further added, in order to help such students who must be going through mental anxiety, trauma and stress which may emanate from the aftermath of lockdown and discontinuation of their studies, this Haryana student’s helpline will work 24x7 as a guiding agent.
The helpline will be monitored on a daily basis and close assistance will be given to the students seeking help. The universities and colleges started setting up these helplines for students when the University Grants Commission (UGC) directed all universities and colleges to set up mental health helplines to address the psychosocial concerns of students during the lockdown imposed to combat the virus spread.
In a letter to vice-chancellors, UGC Secretary Rajnish Jain stated that it is highly important to address any kind of mental health and psycho-social concerns of the student community during and after the COVID-19 situation issue.
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