Location Mumbai, India | ||
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Motto Helping people in despair Founded September 13, 1998 (1998-09-13) Focus Mental Health, Telephone Counselling Origins Befrienders Worldwide; Samaritans Key people Johnson Thomas (Director) | ||
AASRA (stylized: आसRa) is a Mumbai-based mental health NGO which is noted for operating a 24-hour Helpline to cater to suicidal and emotionally distressed individuals. The service is an offshoot of Befrienders Worldwide and Samaritans, whose India chapter was established in 1960.
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