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| key_people     =Johnson Thomas (Director)<ref>{{cite news | url=https://archive.mid-day.com/lifestyle/2010/jan/120110-Active-health-laugh-depression-sucides.htm | title=How to be a shiny, happy person | date=12 January 2010 | publisher=Mid-Day | first=Fiona | last=Fernandez | accessdate=3 February 2019 }}</ref>
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'''AASRA''' (stylized: '''आसRa''') is a Mumbai-based mental health [[NGO]] which is noted for operating a [[24x7|24-hour]] [[Crisis hotline|Helpline]] to cater to suicidal and emotionally distressed individuals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/cbse-board-exams-helplines-open-till-april-16/1/172254.html|title = CBSE Board exams: Helplines open till April 16}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131104192158/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-31/mumbai/30576180_1_feeling-blues-drink ]</ref> The service is an offshoot of [[Befrienders Worldwide]] and [[Samaritans (charity)|Samaritans]], whose India chapter was established in 1960.
'''AASRA''' (stylized as: '''आसRa''') is a [[Mumbai]]-based mental health [[not-for-profit organization]] known for operating a [[24/7 service|24-hour]] [[Crisis hotline|helpline]] for individuals who are [[Suicide|suicidal]] and emotionally distressed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-02-06 |title=CBSE Board exams: Helplines open till April 16 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/cbse-board-exams-helplines-open-till-april-16-92086-2012-02-05 |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=[[India Today]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Beat back the New Year-eve blues - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Beat-back-the-New-Year-eve-blues/articleshow/11309935.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104192158/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-31/mumbai/30576180_1_feeling-blues-drink |archive-date=4 November 2013 |access-date=17 January 2022 |website=[[Times of India]]}}</ref> The service is an offshoot of [[Befrienders Worldwide]] and the [[Samaritans (charity)|Samaritans]], with the India chapter established in 1960.


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==External links==
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* {{official|http://www.aasra.info/}}
* {{official website|http://www.aasra.info/}}
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AASRA
Founded13 September 1998 (1998-09-13)
Registration no.E 2047 (registered as a Public Charity under the Bombay Charity Act, 1960)
FocusMental health, telephone counselling
Location
OriginsBefrienders Worldwide; Samaritans
Key people
Johnson Thomas (Director)[1]
Websitewww.aasra.info

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.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Fernandez, Fiona (12 January 2010). "How to be a shiny, happy person". Mid-Day. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  2. "CBSE Board exams: Helplines open till April 16". India Today. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  3. "Beat back the New Year-eve blues - Times of India". Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

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