About

The department wellness committee is a group that works at the department level and interfaces with the IISc Wellness Centre. The role of the department level committee are:

• Facilitate discussions on mental health issues within the department
• Act as local contact points for any members (students/faculty/staff) seeking information or help on mental health
• Direct the members of the department to resources offered by the IISc wellness centre
• Convey departmental feedback to the Wellness Centre
• Maintain confidentiality

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Team

Faculty

Students

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Events

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Policies

• All issues are treated confidentially, unless you request otherwise.
• In general, you issue may be discussed by the committee as a whole. However, if you prefer, feel free to approach only one person, or a smaller part of the committee for discussions. Please inform the person approach about your confidentiality preferences.
• We may inform the IISc wellness committee if the situation warrants direct intervention by them.

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Resources

Details of the IISc Wellness Centre can be found at https://wellness.iisc.ac.in/

Few of the confidential resources that are available for all members of the IISc community are:

• Mental health emergency hotline: 080 4711 3444
• There are two Full-rime Counsellors available at IISc - Shreedar and Savitha. You can visit them at the First floor of the Faculty club
• Online counseling services available through YourDost. Details on how to access this service can be found on the IISc Wellness Centre website
• IISc Wellness Centre also organizes workshops and lectures on various issues. Details of these events can be accessed at https://wellness.iisc.ac.in/index.php/calendar/

Other IISc Committees:

• ICASH (Internal Committee Against Sexual Harassment) Website:https://iisc.ac.in/icash/
• Students Affairs Advisor and Student Counsellors (Chair: Prof. Satish Kailash)
• Complaints on case-based discrimination (Chair: Prof. Jayabaskaran of Biochemistry Department)

Posters:

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Contact

Feel free to approach us at anytime. Earlier the better!

• You can approach any one or more members of this committee
• You can reach us by email, office phone number (avaiable in the IISc telephone directory) or find us in the department!
• You can also directly contact the IISc wellness centre (Email: support.wellness@iisc.ac.in)
• You can also use any of the IISc Wellness Centre resources directly

Other emergency numbers:

IISc Health Centre: 080 2293 2227

Ramaiah Hospital: 080 2360 9999; 080 2360 8888

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