New Delhi, July 23 -- To strengthen the support for growing mental health needs of young people, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), in collaboration with UNICEF and the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), released a national fact sheet on adolescent and youth mental health together with a supplement training module.

The training module, titled 'I Support My Friends' was released at a national consultation in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday. The module is part of the already existing adolescent peer-support module under Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK) programme.

The addendum responds to the urgent need of equipping adolescents with practical tools to identify signs of emotional di...