Covid-19: Birla-backed foundation launches toll-free number for citizens

Hotline to offer support for individuals across Maharashtra

Mpower, a foundation that offers mental healthcare services, has partnered with Government of Maharashtra and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to launch a toll-free helpline number – 1800-120-820050 – with a view to offering support and a listening ear to citizens who may be needing help while coping with exigencies brought on by the Coronavirus epidemic and the related lockdown that the government has mandated across the country. 

The helpline is called ‘BMC-Mpower 1on1’ and will be available 24x7, and is available free of cost for people across cities of Maharashtra. The helpline will be supported by professional mental health