After Anam Tanoli's death, Arfi Alvi calls for 24/7 helpline to address mental health issues

LAHORE- Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf's presidential candidate Arif Alvi called for a 24/7 helpline to address mental health issues. He highlighted the dire need of such helpline after the tragic death of 26-year-model Anam Naveed Tanoli, who committed suicide after battling with depression.

Mr Alvi raised the issue on Twitter and shared the following statement:

“Millions of people especially women under different socio-economic pressures face depression and some commit suicide. Psychiatric help should be readily available including a 24/7 helpline,”

Model Anam Tanoli ‘commits suicide’ in Lahore https://t.co/l26rWdwSoE… Millions of people specially women under different socio-economic pressures face depression & some commit suicide. Psychiatric help should be readily available including a 24/7 helpline.

— Dr. Arif Alvi (@ArifAlvi) September 2, 2018

Twitteratis welcomed the new initiative.

Sad news!! There must be an open talk about these type of problems so the people can easily consult.. anyways, it’s really painful to imagine, what she had gone through ?

— Hina Naz (@NazHina) September 3, 2018

Very nice suggestion sir, we must find our Dale Carnage ppl that may can help others 24/7 however top most factor will always be top leadership

— Muhammad Umer FArooq (@ufq85) September 2, 2018

It’s extremely important. We don’t care much about the emotional and psychological abuse our women go through. Now that we have an educated leadership we really want that other than physical abuse, we need to be sensitised on emotional and psychological abuse.

— Sarah Ilyas (@_SarahIlyas) September 2, 2018