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If you are having a hard time right now, the numbers below are the right place to start. Not this app.

If you need help right now

Please talk to a person. Tap any number to call.

Tele-MANAS The Government of India mental health helpline — Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States. Free. Open 24 hours. Available in many Indian languages. 14416
KIRAN A national mental-health helpline from the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. Free. Open 24 hours, every day. 1800-599-0019
AASRA A suicide-prevention and emotional-support helpline, based in Mumbai. Open 24 hours, every day. English and Hindi. +91 22 2754 6669
Emergency India's single emergency number — police, fire and ambulance. Use this if anyone's life is in danger right now. 112

Not sure which one? Start with 14416. It is free, it is answered around the clock, and you do not need to know what to say before you call.

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What SANKALPA-i is not

SANKALPA-i is a contemplative companion. It is an app for daily reflection. That is all it is.

It is not therapy It is not counselling, and it is not a therapist.
It is not medical or psychological treatment It does not treat, cure or prevent any condition, of the body or of the mind.
It does not diagnose Nothing it says is an assessment of your health. It cannot tell you what is wrong.
It is not a crisis service No one is watching your messages as you write them. It cannot send help to you, and it cannot call anyone on your behalf.
It never replaces a qualified professional A doctor, a psychiatrist, a psychologist or a counsellor can do things this app cannot. Please go to them.

What it is

A quiet place to say what is true today, and to be answered briefly.

It adapts to the time of day. It follows the Hindu lunar calendar. It remembers what you have said before, and it answers with one voice, in English, Hindi or Marathi.

It is a companion to a life, not a course of care.

About the traditions

SANKALPA-i draws on Indian contemplative traditions that are far older than we are. We present them as traditions we have learnt from. They are not our discovery, and we do not claim them.

We also do not stretch them. A tradition offers what it offers. Where a we make no promise about your health, whatever any practice may be said to offer.

Nothing here is guaranteed

People are different, and so are the days. What one person finds useful, another will not. What helped you last month may do nothing for you this month.

We do not promise a result. We do not promise you will feel better. What you do with anything the app offers is your own decision, and you remain responsible for it.

If you are already under the care of a doctor or a therapist, please keep following their advice. Nothing in this app should be used to change, delay or stop treatment they have given you. If something the app says seems to conflict with their advice, their advice wins.

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If anything on this page is unclear, write to us at connect@sankalpai.in and a person will reply.