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.