Student Support Centre

Helplines

In Manipal:

• Student Health Clinic – 0820-2922057
• KMC Ambulance – 0820-2922761
• KMC Emergency-0820-2922761, 0820-2922246, 0820-2923154, 0820-2922352, 0820-2922721
• Fire – 0820-2922607
• Control Room for all Emergency (Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE)) - 0820-2922515
• Police Station – 0820-2570328/2526444
• SP Udupi – 94808 05401
• Anti-Ragging – 1800 425 6090
• Campus Patrol – 99456 70913/ 96321 01004

Suicide Prevention Helplines in India:

• Aasra 24x7 Helpline – 91-22-27546669
• Spandana, 24-hour Helpline – 65000111, 65000222

Helplines Across India:

• Police Control Room – 100
• Fire – 101
• Ambulance – 102
• Women’s Helpline – 181
• Women in Distress – 1091
• Child in Distress – 1098
• AIDS Helpline – 1097
• Alcohol and Drug Helpline (9.30 to 6 pm) – 1800-11-0031
• All-in-one Emergency Number – 112

Videos

• “I had a black dog”
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiCrniLQGYc
• “Living with a black dog”
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VRRx7Mtep8
• James Chau, news presenter and WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Sustainable Development Goals and Health, speaks of his personal experience of depression, and what helped him recover.
  http://www.who.int/campaigns/world-health-day/2017/videos/en/
• Confessions of a Depressed Comic – Kevin Breel
  https://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_breel_confessions_of_a_depressed_comic
• Andrew Solomon on ‘Depression, the Secret we Share’
  https://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_solomon_depression_the_secret_we_share
• The Voices in My Head – Eleanor Longden
  https://www.ted.com/talks/eleanor_longden_the_voices_in_my_head
• A Tale of Mental Illness from the Inside – Elyn Saks
  https://www.ted.com/talks/elyn_saks_seeing_mental_illness
• The Surprising Science of Happiness – Daniel Gilbert
  https://www.ted.com/playlists/4/what_makes_you_happy
• Why We All Need to Practice Emotional First Aid – Guy Winch
  http://www.ted.com/talks/guy_winch_the_case_for_emotional_hygiene
• The power of Introverts – Susan Cain
  https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts

Websites

https://mindinindia.com -- a website that encourages submissions in different genres – personal narratives, film reviews, poetry, videos, interviews – for an honest and open collective engagement with mental health issues.

http://theshrinkingcouch.com -- a network of individuals who share personal experiences, resources, and ideas on mental health in India. The website includes short essays by mental health professionals.

http://www.llttf.com -- a website funded by NHS Scotland and put together by a psychiatrist with a cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) approach. It offers short helpful modules and practical worksheets that help in managing anxieties.

http://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/index.cfm -- a not-for-profit organization based in Australia with several short and useful modules of information on depression and bipolar disorder