Another student dies by suicide at NLU Delhi

Bar & Bench spoke to the NLU Delhi Registrar Prof Ruhi Paul, who emphasised that the well-being of every student is the University’s top priority. She noted that several measures have been implemented to support student health, including the appointment of counsellors, a physician and a nurse.Additionally, students have 24/7 access to free counseling services through online counselling platform YourDost, she revealed. Prof Paul also mentioned that the mental health team, currently consisting of two counsellors, is being expanded to provide further support.”….counselling sessions are completely confidential. We are in consultation with leading psychiatrists for offering consultancy services to our students and staff at no cost to the students/staff,” the Registrar said when asked what steps were being taken by NLU Delhi to strengthen mental health support.