October 4, 2019
Synergy Marine Group in partnership with iCALL won the 2019 SAFETY4SEA Technology Award.
September 21, 2019
Using Technology for Mental Healthcare with iCALL- Tanuja’s talk on podcast by Metaphysical Lab
Listen to iCALL programme coordinator – Tanuja Babre talk on podcast by Metaphysical lab! She talks about how technology serves as bridge to connect people to high-quality professional counseling services.
September 20, 2019
Annual Safety Event organised by Synergy Marine Group
iCALL participated in Surabhi, the annual safety event organised by Synergy Marine Group at Kochi. iCALL kiosk was set up to spread awareness about the helpline for the seafaring community. The stall was visited by over 80 seafarers.
August 1, 2019
Peer Mentor Training – Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Over the past five years, iCALL has partnered and conducted preventive mental health programmes with the students of IIT Bombay. Similarly, this year iCALL facilitated a 2-day peer mentor training for undergraduate and graduate students of IIT Bombay. The workshop…
July 20, 2019
Training for RKSK counsellors in Rajasthan with support and guidance of NHM and UNFPA
A 6-Day training was held for 80 Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK) counsellors in Jaipur under the guidance of NHM and UNFPA-Rajasthan, from 15th July to 20th July 2019. The first day of the training focused on sexual and reproductive…
June 24, 2019
Training on understanding and addressing wellbeing-oriented concerns amongst Seafarers, in partnership with Synergy Marine Group at TISS.
Synergy Marine Group and iCALL Psychosocial Helpline collaborated to conduct a one-day training on ‘Understanding and Addressing Well-being Related Concerns’ for Seafarers on the 24th of June, 2019 at TISS. The objective of the training held was to create a…
June 17, 2019
10 days training was conducted for RKSK district coordinators and counsellors from Madhya Pradesh, with support and guidance of National Health Mission.
iCALL conducted a 10-Day training, on Psychosocial Skills for working with adolescents and youth, for 12 Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK) district coordinators and 9 counsellors from Madhya Pradesh, with the support and guidance of National Health Mission. The training…
June 15, 2019
Workshop on Caste and Mental Health for iCALL staff in partnership with Anubhuti, Blue Dawn, and Mariwala Health Initiatives at TISS.
This training was organized for iCALL staff on understanding the intersections of caste, race, gender identities and their impact on mental health, from the perspective of institutional oppression. Reflective exercises were conducted to sensitize the team on issues of tribal…
May 16, 2019
Project Director iCALL, Dr Aparna Joshi presented a talk on how to create safe online spaces for young people at Facebook Global Safety and Well-being Summit, New Jersey.
The Facebook summit was joined by over 100 organisations from 40 countries to discuss a wide range of issues including suicide prevention, raising children in the digital era and protecting the most vulnerable people around. The discussions aimed at working…
May 2, 2019
Fostering Strengths – 9 days training program: A certificate course in psychosocial skills for working with adolescents and youth, in collaboration with Vishakha NGO and Mariwala Health Initiatives.
iCALL (in partnership with Vishakha, an NGO in Rajasthan), has been running an annual training institute titled, ‘Fostering Strengths: A Certificate Course in Psychosocial Skills for working with adolescents and young people’, since April 2017. The 3 months course is…
April 23, 2019
iCALL in collaboration with Abbott India Private Limited Hosted a 3 day training for counsellors working with the Right to Happiness Programme.
iCALL Psychosocial Helpline and Abbott India Private Limited collaborated and facilitated a 3 day training for counsellors working with Right to Happiness Helpline. The topics covered during the training were basic counselling and rapport building skills on technology-assisted services, working…
February 27, 2019
Six Ways to Conquer Workplace Stress
For most of us, work is worship. We work with dedication and constantly strive to achieve more. However, achieving targets, managing deadlines or balancing a huge workload can be challenging to cope with. At times, job stress can have positive…
is a psychological helpline that aims to provide high quality telephone counselling and internet based support services which will significantly improve mental health and the well being of individuals as well as the community.
