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What makes the student version different?
A sixteen-year-old's pressures are not an office worker's. The student version is calibrated for academic contexts: marks and entrance exams, the weight of family expectations, peer dynamics, choosing a stream or a course, and the developmental shifts that come with adolescence and early adulthood.
The result still maps to the same three care paths as the adult version, so a family or an institution can use one system for everyone.
Signs a student might benefit from screening
Screening is useful when something has changed and nobody is sure what it means. If a young person talks about harming themselves or not wanting to live, do not wait for a screen: call Tele-MANAS on 14416 or 112 straight away.
- Marks are slipping without an obvious reason
- Sleep has shifted late into the night, or there is too much or too little of it
- Withdrawal from friends, family meals or activities they used to enjoy
- Irritability, tears or stomach aches that build before exams or school days
- Frequent talk of being a failure or of letting everyone down
For parents
Teenagers often respond better to an invitation than an instruction. Suggest the Stressometer as a check-in rather than a test they can fail, and let them answer on their own so the answers are honest.
For anyone under 18, a parent or guardian should know about the screening and agree to it, and will be involved in any care that follows. If your child is willing, read the report together and decide the next step jointly.
What happens after the report
A healthy result comes with a report of academic wellness tips, self-care strategies and early warning signs to watch.
If the student would benefit from support, a psychologist through Dr. Vohra's Emotional Wellness Hub works on exam anxiety, peer problems, adjustment difficulties and academic stress, using talk therapy and practical coping techniques. Where there are signs of a clinical condition such as depression, ADHD, OCD or severe anxiety, a psychiatrist provides a medical evaluation and treatment alongside the therapy. Sessions are online or in person in East Patel Nagar, New Delhi.
For schools, colleges and universities
Institutions can run the student version across a class, a department or the whole campus. NWNT provides onboarding specialists, integration with existing counselling centres and student services, wellness awareness drives, and aggregate reporting that shows how cohorts are doing without exposing any one student. The programme is already in use at institutions in India and the USA. The page for organisations has the details.
Frequently asked questions
- Can a 13-year-old take it alone?
- They can answer the questions on their own, and that usually gives the most honest result. For anyone under 18, a parent or guardian should agree to the screening and be part of any follow-up care.
- Will the school see my child's answers?
- In an institutional programme, the school or college receives aggregate, anonymised reporting on its students as a group, not one child's answers. How individual follow-up is arranged is agreed with the institution when the programme is set up.
- Is it worth taking during board exam season?
- Yes. Exam months are when stress peaks and when early help makes the most difference. A result taken then also gives a useful comparison for a second screening after the exams.
- Is NWNT an emergency service?
- No. NWNT screens people and connects them to planned care. If you or someone near you is in danger right now, call Tele-MANAS on 14416 (free, round the clock) or 112 in India, or the local emergency number in your country.