NIMHANS launches online course to train faculty as student well-being ambassadors

NIMHANS-Bengaluru announced an online certificate course to train higher education faculty as Student Wellbeing Ambassadors to improve campus mental health support.

Set to launch on World Mental Health Day on October 10, the three-month self-paced course will accommodate up to 350 participants in its first batch.

The initiative forms part of the implementation steps for Karnataka's student mental health policy for higher education institutions.