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HIGHLIGHTS
                                                                                           2020

                                                                                      Government College
                                                                                       University Lahore




























                   Governor opens Punjab
             Mental Health Helpline at GCU


                u n j a b   G o ve r n o r   a n d   universities with their competent vice
                Chancellor  Chaudhr y    chancellors were playing an effective
          PM u h a m m a d   S a r w a r   role in fighting coronavirus outbreak.                                 Page 28
          inaugurated  the  Punjab  Mental   He appreciated that GCU had been
          Health  Helpline  which  would   at the forefront of the fight against
          provide  online  counselling  to   the  Coronavirus;  it  established  a
          people  suffering  from  depression,   quarantine centre for 364 people and
          anxiety  or  other  mental  health   200  bed  hospital  at  its  Kala  Shah
          issues  across  Pakistan  due  to   Kaku  Campus  besides  providing
          Coronavir us  outbreak  and    25,000  liters  disinfectant  and  500
          subsequent lockdown.           liters  hand  sanitizers  to  hospitals
          The  Helpline  (0304-1110063)  is   across Punjab.
          established  by  the  Government   Vice  Chancellor  Prof.  Asghar  Zaidi
          College University Lahore under the   said that coronavirus affects not just
          auspices  of   its  Psychology   the physical health but also mental
          Department.  Vice-Chancellor  Prof.   health; doctors and paramedics are
          Dr  Asghar  Zaidi  briefed  the   playing a most significant part and
          governor about the working of the   now  expert  clinical  psychologists
          Helpline at a graceful ceremony in   start  offering  their  services  to
          the  GCU's  Syndicate  Committee   counter mental health issues.
          Room.                          He  said  that  the  Mental  Health
          Speaking  on  the  occasion,  the   Helpline would be a great service by
          governor proudly said that GCU had   GCU to their nation in helping them
          set up Punjab's first tele-counseling   deal  with  mental  stress,  negative
          center  which  was  a  milestone   thinking,  future  uncer tainty,
          addition to their already existed 30   depression, etc.
          other telemedicine centers. He said   The Vice Chancellor said that their
          that  he  had  established  first   qualified  clinical  psychologists  are
          telemedicine helpline on March 19,   providing  counseling  services  to
          2020, and to-date more than 80,000   relieve  the  effects  of  stress  and
          people  had  benefitted  from  these   anxiety,  management  of  isolation
          telemedicine helplines.        anxiety,  building  resilience,  coping
          He  said  merit  appointments  were   with activity restriction, dealing with
          the  key  to  progress;  he  had   Hypochondria  and  Cyber-chondria
          appointed  all  vice  chancellors  on   and  supportive  psychotherapy  for
          merit and now in these crucial times,   dealing with illness anxiety and fear.
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