You Are Not Alone. Immediate Support Is Available Right Now.
Free, completely confidential, and 24/7 care. Connecting to emergency mental health counselors has zero impact on your academic standing, grades, or university records.
Campus Crisis Line
DTU Health & Student Wellness Center. Dedicated psychiatric specialists, rapid transit, and hostel emergency dispatch.
Tele-MANAS & Kiran
Government of India certified tele-mental health programme. Free, discrete psychological counseling available in 14 languages.
Personal Safety Circle
Direct dials to your designated safe hostel staff, assigned university counselor, and pre-selected buddy.
Immediate De-escalation: 5-4-3-2-1 Sensory Grounding
Reconnect with your physical surroundings to calm the nervous system.
Acknowledge 5 things you can see around you right now (a book, a shadow, a plant, a pen, light from a window).
Notice 4 physical textures (your phone case, the fabric of your sleeve, cold desk surface, your feet on the floor).
Listen for 3 distinct ambient sounds (a distant fan hum, someone walking, passing traffic outside).
Identify 2 subtle scents (fresh air, laundry detergent, coffee, wood).
Note 1 taste in your mouth, or take a slow sip of cold water.
“No test, deadline, or academic hurdle is worth your well-being. If you are having thoughts of self-harm or despair, please speak with an on-duty clinician right now. People who care are waiting.”
Campus Safe Zones
Physical walking distance safe refuges at DTU.
MindCare operates under strict Clinical Psychology Ethics guidelines. Consultations and SOS activations are strictly firewalled and will never be shared with course conveners, faculty members, parents (unless explicitly requested), or placement cells.