AIIMS Delhi started a new AI program to help students with mental health. The Never Alone app was launched on World Suicide Prevention Day. It will help college students who feel like hurting themselves.
Delhi, 11 Sep 2025
AIIMS Delhi started a new AI program to help students with mental health. The Never Alone app was launched on World Suicide Prevention Day. It will help college students who feel like hurting themselves.
How the Never Alone App Works
The app is on WhatsApp and the internet. Students can talk to mental health experts anytime. It costs only 70 paise per student each day. Colleges need to ask AIIMS Delhi to use the app. AIIMS will give it free to other AIIMS centers. The app checks mental health in a safe and private way. The app is on WhatsApp and the internet. Students can talk to mental health experts anytime. It costs only 70 paise per student each day. Colleges need to ask AIIMS Delhi to use the app. AIIMS will give it free to other AIIMS centers. The app checks mental health in a safe and private way. AIIMS-Delhi on Wednesday launched an Artificial Intelligence-based mental health and wellness programme to tackle suicidal tendencies among students and minimise the stigma surrounding it. The "Never Alone" app, launched on…
Why This App is Important
Suicide is a big problem in India. Many young people aged 18 to 30 die by suicide. The app will help students get help easily. It will also reduce shame about mental health problems. Dr Nand Kumar from AIIMS Delhi says many people with mental health issues do not get help. This app will make it easier for them to talk to experts.
Public health approach to suicide prevention argues for a major change in the way we think about suicide and its prevention, including an increase in trained mental health professionals.
Colleges can contact AIIMS Delhi to start using the Never Alone app for their students. Follow The Rising News for more verified updates.
Updated 11 Sep 2025, 15:32 IST; source: link
