AASRA

AASRA (stylized as: आसRa) is a Mumbai-based mental health not-for-profit organization known for operating a 24-hour helpline for individuals who are suicidal and emotionally distressed.^[2][3] The service is an offshoot of Befrienders Worldwide and the Samaritans, with the India chapter established in 1960.

AASRA

Founded	13 September 1998 (1998-09-13)
Registration no.	E 2047 (registered as a Public Charity under the Bombay Charity Act, 1960)
Focus	Mental health, telephone counselling
Location	Mumbai, India
Origins	Befrienders Worldwide; Samaritans
Key people	Johnson Thomas (Director)[1]
Website	www.aasra.info