Vandrevala Foundation

*The Cyrus and Priya Vandrevala Foundation*
Founder	Cyrus Vandrevala and Priya Vandrevala
Type	NGO
Website	Official website

Vandrevala Foundation is an NGO established by Cyrus Vandrevala and Priya Vandrevala. It established the "Mental Health Initiative -- India" in 2009 to raise awareness and provide services to mentally ill or emotionally distressed individuals. The organisation operates multiple crisis hotlines in key Indian cities with the collaboration of Emmanuel Hospital Association, St Stephen’s Hospital and the Mar Thoma Church. Its efforts has been noted by the media. The calls to the helpline number 1860 266 2345 are currently being handled by the Jeevan Aastha Helpline, an initiative by the Gandhinagar Police department to provide telephonic counselling to emotionally distressed individuals across India. The Jeevan Aastha Helpline has an alternate toll free number 1800 233 3330.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Operations in cities

The Vandrevala Foundation operates its helplines in the following cities:

References

↑ New Delhi, Feb 10, 2012, DHNS: (2012-02-10). "Kids strain nerves to meet parents' expectations". Deccanherald.com. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
↑ "Hospital module to read signs of a disturbed mind - The Times of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
↑ "24-hour helpline for psychiatric services to people - The Times of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
↑ "CNN-IBN News: Breaking News India, Latest News, Current Headlines World - IBNLive". Ibnlive.in.com. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
↑ "Parents and students calling out for help". Mid-day.com. 2011-05-28. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
↑ "Suicide helpline witnesses a dip in distress calls - The Times of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
↑ "Mind Care For Mental Help - Moneylife". Moneylife.in. Retrieved 2016-01-01.

External links

Official Website

Mental Healthcare in India

Psychiatric hospitals and Other In-Patient Units	National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore Vidyasagar Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, New Delhi Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi State Mental Health Institute, Uttarakhand IHBAS, New Delhi Antara, Kolkata PGIMER, Chandigarh Yerwada Mental Hospital, Pune Dharwad Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Karnataka Mon, Kolkata Lumbini Park Mental Hospital, Kolkata Calcutta Pavlov Hospital, Kolkata Berhampore Mental Hospital, Kolkata Purulia Mental Hospital, Kolkata Institute of Psychiatry, Kolkata Mental Hospital, Varanasi Mental Hospital, Indore

Mental Health Organisations	Center for Advocacy in Mental Health (funded by Bapu Trust) AASRA Lifeline Foundation Vandrevala Foundation Manas Mon Foundation The Banyan Anjali ARDSI SCARF, India

Mental Health Professional Associations	Indian Association for Social Psychiatry Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS) Indian Association of Private Psychiatry (IAPP) Indian Association of Clinical Psychology (IACP) Indian Academy of Applied Psychology National Academy Of Psychology, India Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Mental Health Journals	Indian Journal of Psychiatry (IJP), Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine (IJPM) Mens Sana Monographs Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (JIACAM)

Key People	Bhargavi Davar (Bapu Trust) Aniruddh Kala (Founder of IAPP) Shekhar Sheshadri (Professor) Ajai Singh (Psychiatrist, Writer) Alok Sarin (Psychiatrist, Activist) Indira Sharma (Former President, IPS) Jai Ranjan Ram (Consultant Psychiatrist) T S S Rao (Editor, IJP) Nimesh Desai (Professor) Achal Bhagat (Psychiatrist, Activist)

Controversy & Criticism	Ervadi Tragedy Political abuse of psychiatry in India Covert medication

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