
Internet de-addiction clinic launched
The Hindu
E-Mochan aims at identifying addiction in early stages through behavioural changes
The Kozhikode District Legal Services Society in association with the Health Department has launched a novel project, E-Mochan, a first-of-its-kind clinic for internet de-addiction.
High Court Judge and executive chairman of the Kerala State Legal Services Authority (KELSA) Vinod Chandran launched the clinic at the Government Mental Health Centre in the city on Sunday.
The clinic aims to help children, adolescents and even adults to free themselves from internet addiction, which has increased manyfold in the State over the past one year, as most people spent their time online due to the pandemic situation.

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