NIMHANS launches online course to train faculty as student well-being ambassadors
The initiative is among the steps towards implementing Karnataka’s student mental health policy for higher education
NIMHANS-Bengaluru has announced the launch of an online certificate course for Student Wellbeing Ambassadors, aimed at strengthening campus mental health support and facilitating timely referrals for students in distress. The self-paced course, offered through the NIMHANS Digital Academy and run by the institute’s Department of Clinical Psychology, will accommodate up to 350 participants and will be held from November following the World Mental Health Day on October 10.
The course is open to faculty members, wardens, deans, and student welfare officers with at least three years of service remaining, and is intended to help participants recognize signs of student distress, respond supportively, reduce stigma around mental health, and encourage students to seek appropriate help.
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