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Indira Foundation

Taking place over three college campuses in Chennai and covering about 15,000 students, the central aspect ofthis project is instrumentalizing a digital app to promote mental health literacy,detecting specific mental health issues like depression and anxiety, and encouraging help-seeking behavior for the same. Depending on the severity ofthe issue, there are three levels of intervention. The first is self-intervention which is in the form ofshort 2-3 minute videos about topics like sleep and emotional regulation (mild to moderate level). A group oftrained Peer Support Volunteers is also available offline and online ifthe student wishes to talk about their issues to someone (moderate level). Ifthe issue is severe, reaching out to a mental health professional is the third level ofintervention. Interventions at all three levels are available to everyone. Information about various relevant helpline numbers has also been provided on the app.