AASRA
Motto | Helping people in despair |
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Founded | September 13, 1998 |
Focus | Mental Health, Telephone Counselling |
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Origins | Befrienders Worldwide; Samaritans |
Key people | Johnson Thomas (Director)[1] |
Website | Official Website |
AASRA (stylized: आसRa) is a Mumbai-based mental health NGO which is noted for operating a 24-hour Helpline to cater to suicidal and emotionally distressed individuals.[2][3] The service is an offshoot of Befrienders Worldwide and Samaritans, whose India chapter was established in 1960.
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