Andhra Pradesh launches digital mental health platform in schools with Australian support

The Government of Andhra Pradesh, in partnership with Australia’s Rebound Group Global Ltd. and with the support of the Australian Government, launched the Digital Mental Health Platform (DIMPLE) as a pilot initiative in selected schools across the State. The programme was inaugurated at GDET High School, Patamata, in Vijayawada on Saturday.Speaking on the occasion, Commissioner of Higher Education Narayana Bharath Gupta said the State government was committed to introducing innovative reforms in the education sector. He said Andhra Pradesh had brought school education, intermediate education, higher education and skill development under a unified Human Resource Development (HRD) Department, enabling a coordinated approach to educational transformation.Mr. Gupta said the State was implemen