Programme · Planned
Safe and Well
Helping students stay safe from drugs, tobacco, bullying and online harm, and reach free, confidential support from qualified counsellors when they need it.
Current status: Planned. We will begin with awareness sessions in partner schools, and add counselling only with qualified professionals and partner hospitals.
If you need help now
If anyone is in danger, call 112 now. All these numbers are free, and you do not have to give your name.
- 1098 Child Helpline (opens in a new tab) For any child under 18 who is unsafe, abused, harassed or in trouble. Free, day and night.
- 14416 or 1-800-891-4416 Tele-MANAS (mental health) (opens in a new tab) Free, confidential support from trained mental health counsellors, day and night, in 20 Indian languages.
- 14446 Drug de-addiction helpline (opens in a new tab) Counselling and referral for anyone worried about drugs or alcohol, for themselves or someone in their family.
- 1930 Cyber Crime Helpline (opens in a new tab) Report online fraud, harassment, blackmail or misuse of your photos. You can also report at cybercrime.gov.in.
More free helplines
- 104 Medical helpline
- 1091 Women in distress (police)
- 103 Traffic police
- 1070 Disaster control room (state)
- 1077 Disaster control room (district)
- 1093 Coastal security
- 14417 Tamil Nadu student helpline (opens in a new tab) Tamil Nadu School Education Department helpline for students: feeling unsafe, harassment, exam worries and career guidance.
- 1800-112-356 Tobacco Quit Line (opens in a new tab) Free counselling to stop smoking or chewing tobacco.
- 1800-180-5522 Anti-Ragging Helpline (opens in a new tab) For college students facing ragging. Free, day and night.
- 14566 Helpline against atrocities on SC and ST communities (opens in a new tab) Report caste-based violence or discrimination against members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
Numbers checked on 30 September 2026 on official government websites. SEEDbridge does not run these helplines.
What it is
- Drugs and tobacco: awareness sessions in schools and colleges, peer-support clubs, and help reaching counselling, treatment and recovery services.
- Digital well-being: sessions on social media, smartphone habits, online gaming and betting risks, and staying safe online, with a session for parents too.
- Mental health: a network of qualified counsellors, noticing early when a student is struggling, counselling for students and parents, and referrals to hospitals and authorised services.
- Bullying and safety: anti-bullying campaigns, safe ways for students to speak up, simple steps schools can follow, and referrals to child-protection services.
How it works
- Counselling is given only by qualified professionals. Our volunteers listen, and help students and families reach the right service.
- What a student shares stays private, except when the law requires us to act to keep a child safe.
- We work alongside each school's own clubs and committees, and never replace official child-protection services.
- Online, our guides and the helplines on our help page show where to find free, confidential support today.
Who it is for
- Students in government and government-aided schools and colleges
- Parents, guardians and teachers