Chatbot Offering Resources On Mental Health And Well-being

The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) was established in 1936 as the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work. In 1944, it was renamed as the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. The year 1964 was an important landmark in the history of the Institute, when it was declared Deemed to be a University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act (UGC), 1956. Since its inception, the Vision of the TISS has been to be an institution of excellence in higher education that continually responds to changing social realities through the development and application of knowledge, towards creating a people-centred, ecologically sustainable and just society that promotes and protects dignity, equality, social justice and human rights for all.

iCALL (a field action project of TISS), in collaboration with WhatsApp, has launched a Chatbot for offering resources on mental health and well-being. The bot offers a range of tools namely, articles, self help relaxation exercises and audios that help in coping with distress.

Click on the following link https://wa.me/912250323342 to access the chatbot.