Free Helpline to Rescue
Destitute Mentally Ill
Working on the roads of Ahmedabad and Vadodara to provide security, treatment, and a path back to family.
Rescue Helpline
9722 100 101
Backup Line
9722 100 200
What is Aadhaar?
Aadhaar is a free helpline for the destitute mentally ill people implemented by Altruist in the city of Ahmedabad in the year 2011 to rescue them from the roads, provide them with security and treatment so that they could get cured and re-unite them with their families.
Ahmedabad
Project Launched
Vadodara
Service Extended
Aadhaar works jointly with the Hospital for Mental Health, Ahmedabad and Vadodara, and the Commissioner of City Police of both these cities, strictly adhering to the Mental Health Care Act 2017.
The only-one of its kind project in the country
‘Aadhaar’ involves three key stakeholders: Health & Family Welfare Department, Government of Gujarat, Ahmedabad & Vadodara city police (public law enforcement agency), the public healthcare provider (Hospitals for Mental Health), and The Altruist (a social organization).
The links between these three facets ensure that the individual is able to be efficiently rescued from the streets, provided with care, treatment, security, and rehabilitation with the eventual goal of returning the individual to their family and community.
Free Helpline Numbers
9722 100 101 / 200
An indespensible mental health Altruist helpline, structured to receive information from the callers for rescue, care and rehabilitation to homeless person(s) with mental illness.
What are the Objectives of Aadhaar?
"To rescue destitute mentally ill, facilitate their protection, care, treatment and rehabilitation and reintegrate them with their family for respectful living post recovery."
How to go about it?
Witness the journey from a simple phone call to a life fully restored.
Initial Call
Once we get a call on our helpline numbers, a team is dispatched for rescue. After ascertaining the person he/she is rescued with the help of local administration.
Clinical Care
After rescue he/she is admitted in the Government Hospital for mental health for immediate professional care and psychiatric treatment.
Reunification
During counseling, we work to extract whereabouts and locate families. Once found, we facilitate a heart-felt re-union with their loved ones.
Free Ambulance
Aadhaar provides completely FREE Ambulance services to families who face financial barriers in bringing patients to the hospital for proper care.
Legal Benefits
Under the Persons with Disability Act 2016, we help patients and families navigate and avail crucial benefits provided by the Government.
Restored Dignity
Our final goal is a respectful living for every individual—ensuring no one struggles alone and everyone finds their way back to a colorful life.
Support the Cause
Your contribution helps us keep the Aadhaar rescue teams on the road 24/7. Every donation directly impacts a life being saved from the streets.
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