The project was rolled out in the Peth block of Nashik district, Maharashtra, in December 2013, making mental health care accessible to many in this part for the first time. “The need for mental health apps like iBobbly is driven by scalability options. Remote Australian communities are very poorly serviced by mental health providers, hence the need for app development. In India, suicide prevention helplines have proved to be handy with apps yet to gain wide traction. Call Aasra at 022 2754 6669 or Sneha at 044 2464 0050 or 044 2464 0060 if you know someone suffering from depression or mental health issues and in need of help.)

Source: The Hindu July 01, 2017 18:33 UTC