AASRA explained

AASRA
Registration Id:E 2047 (registered as a Public Charity under the Bombay Charity Act, 1960)
Location:Mumbai, India
Origins:Befrienders Worldwide; Samaritans
Key People:Johnson Thomas (Director)[1]
Focus:Mental health, telephone counselling

AASRA (stylized as: आसRa) is a Mumbai-based mental health not-for-profit organization known for operating a 24-hour helpline for individuals who are suicidal and emotionally distressed.[2] [3] The service is an offshoot of Befrienders Worldwide and the Samaritans, with the India chapter established in 1960.

Notes and References

  1. News: How to be a shiny, happy person . 12 January 2010 . . Fiona . Fernandez . 3 February 2019 .
  2. Web site: 2012-02-06 . CBSE Board exams: Helplines open till April 16 . 2024-07-03 . . en.
  3. Web site: Beat back the New Year-eve blues - Times of India . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131104192158/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-31/mumbai/30576180_1_feeling-blues-drink . 4 November 2013 . 17 January 2022 . Times of India.