24X7 mental helpline ‘SUKOON’ inaugurated in Srinagar

Jun 30, 2021

Srinagar (J&K) June 30 (ANI): A 24x7 mental helpline ‘SUKOON’ was inaugurated in Srinagar on June 29. The helpline was inaugurated by Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta at SDRF headquarters. The service is initiated by SDRF, 1st Battalion in collaboration with Mission Youth J&K and Tourism Department. The service will guide patients to avail services of clinical psychologists, therapists, counselors, and psychiatrists and provide free services to those experiencing mental health issues. “SUKOON is a mental health helpline initiative (toll-free number 1800-1807159) to offer guidance to persons (or their well-wishers) who are experiencing anxiety, depression, stress, panic attack, PTSD, adjustment disorder, suicidal thoughts, substance abuse, mental health emergency, and pandemic induced psychological stress,” says Haseeb-ur- Rehman Commandant First Battalion SDRF.