Experts stated that not every person who is suffering from mental illness needs medication. Many of them recover through meditation and counselling. Very few of the callers were found to have serious issues.

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While it is good that most people do not need medication. This shows though that we should continue our emphasis on mental health and never let up in our effort to make this mainstream; the physical and mental aspects must move concurrently, to ensure optimum health.

For too long mental health has been relegated to the sidelines, misunderstood, trivialised or scoffed at. Today, it is time to bring it to the forefront of the medical system. We have a truly good outlook on this. People, no longer bogged down by fear or stigma, are reaching out. Trained personnel are responding aptly and with alacrity. We actually have solid figures and numbers instead of vague answers. All this spells a win-win situation for those striving for a change in our health scenario by factoring in the mental aspect.