Given the rising number of mental health issues amid the youth, the BMC has tied up with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) and NGO Project Mumbai to introduce counselling for teachers and principals of all BMC-run schools across the city. The school staff will be trained by certified counsellors to enable them to identify students suffering from depression or other mental health issues.

A 14-year-old boy from Vasai last year committed suicide after he was allegedly yelled at for failing to pay his school fees. The boy had been suffering from depression that had gone unnoticed.