Archive · 23 Jul 2025
India Launches Peer Support Training for Adolescent Mental Health
India is launching a new program to help teens with their mental health.
The government, along with UNICEF and a mental health institute, created a training program.
This program teaches young people how to spot when their friends are feeling down, how to listen to them, and how to get them further help.
They use fun activities to learn and discuss mental health topics like stress and depression.
The goal is to create safe spaces where teens can talk and feel supported, making them stronger and healthier.
MoHFW, UNICEF, and NIMHANS launched a peer-support training module in Bhopal under RKSK.
The module equips adolescents with tools to identify emotional distress and provide support.
The training uses a 'Look, Listen, Link' framework with interactive activities.
Key stressors for adolescents include academic pressure and relationship conflicts.
The initiative aims to create a youth-responsive mental health system with early prevention.
- Who
- MoHFW, UNICEF, NIMHANS, and youth advocates.
- What
- Launch of a peer-support training module for adolescent mental health.
- When
- Released on Tuesday.
- Where
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- To equip adolescents with tools for emotional support and promote early mental health intervention.
- Lead Organizations
- MoHFW, UNICEF, NIMHANS
- Program Name
- RKSK
- Training Framework
- Look, Listen, Link
- Focus
- Adolescent Mental Health
- Key Stressors
- Academic pressure, relationships
- Goal
- Youth-responsive mental health system