The COVID-19 lockdown has been especially challenging for senior citizens in many ways. Dependent on others for essentials, deprived of regular medical care except in emergencies and battling loneliness, they can only turn to helplines and volunteers to see them through the crisis.
100 for police, 1091 for women, 1098 for Childline… recent experiences in Chennai show that users of a particular mobile service were unable to reach the city’s emergency helplines. So, how do these services work? And how prompt would help realistically be?
The Board exams are just around the corner; do you find your child to be unusually quiet, or restless, or excessively irritable? Here’s how to identify signs of beyond-normal stress in your child, how to tackle it and where to seek help in Chennai.
