Archive · 8 Aug 2025
Task Force Launches Portal to Address Student Mental Health
The Supreme Court is working to help college students with their mental health.
They've created a website where students, parents, and teachers can share their thoughts through surveys.
The goal is to understand why some students are struggling and prevent suicides.
The Supreme Court also gave schools guidelines to help students, like having counselors and creating a safe environment.
Schools must have a plan to deal with mental health and give students the support they need.
Supreme Court-appointed task force launched a portal to address student mental health concerns.
The portal features online surveys for students, parents, faculty, and mental health professionals.
The task force aims to understand and tackle the issue of student suicides in higher education.
Guidelines issued by the Supreme Court emphasize integrating mental health policies in educational institutions.
Institutions must adopt a uniform mental health policy and ensure access to support services.
- Who
- Supreme Court-appointed National Task Force.
- What
- The launch of a portal and guidelines to address student mental health concerns and prevent suicides.
- When
- Launched on Friday.
- Where
- Higher education institutions across India, particularly in coaching hubs.
- Why
- To address mental health concerns among students and reduce suicide rates.
- Task Force Chair
- Justice S Ravindra Bhat
- Focus
- Student mental health in higher education
- Survey Availability
- Online at ntf.education.gov.in
- Languages
- English and Hindi
- Data collected from
- Students, parents, faculty, and mental health professionals
- Key Guidelines
- Mental health policies, counsellor appointments, suicide prevention helplines and mental health training
