Fortis National Mental Health Program has launched a workplace mental health initiative to provide evidence-based mental health solutions to corporate organisations.

“The Workplace Mental Health Program provides mental health counselling of employees of different organisations, webinars to create a culture of openness and acceptance about mental health in the organisations. A key feature of this initiative is the provision of additional real-time text chat support for individuals in distress by a team of expert psychologists,” Fortis said in a statement.

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Globally, mental health conditions are the leading causes of disability and distress. As per the WHO, approximately 280 million people worldwide suffer from depression alone, and the mental health challenges experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic have only exacerbated the situation. The lack of awareness and access to care remain the most significant obstacles to mental health care.