NLIU Bhopal Ties Up With MindPeers To Provide Free Mental Health Support To Students
The National Law Institute University, Bhopal has entered into a partnership with MindPeers, a mental health and wellbeing platform, becoming the first law university in India to offer unlimited counselling sessions free of cost to all its students.
The partnership is aimed at making professional mental health support easier to access for law students, who often face high academic pressure and stress. By allowing students to seek anonymous, professional and confidential help, the collaboration marks a first-of-its-kind initiative within legal education in the country.
Through this partnership, every student at NLIU Bhopal will have access to free and unlimited online counselling sessions conducted by trained and certified mental health professionals associated with Mindpeers along with self assessment tests, engaging tools like CogniArt as well as insights into their therapy progress. All features will be available confidentially through the Mindpeers website and app.
The initiative establishes a structured mental health support framework designed to reduce common barriers such as cost, time constraints, and hesitation around in-person consultations and first step to wellbeing while giving students greater flexibility in how and when they seek support.
The partnership comes at a time when student mental health concerns are becoming increasingly acute. According to the National Crime Records Bureau's 2023 data, 13,892 students died by suicide in India in 2023, accounting for 8.1 percent of all suicide deaths in the country. The data also reflects a 65 percent increase in student suicides over the past decade, underlining the urgent need for preventive and accessible mental health support within educational institutions.
Kanika Agarwal, Founder of Mindpeers, says, “We are noticing that many students are doing well academically, but are struggling internally with anxiety, imposter syndrome, and the fear of failure. Burnout is also appearing much earlier, even among first- and second-year students. At the same time, students are more open to seeking help and engaging with therapy and self-care. What they want is support that fits into their lives, with digital access alongside human care. This partnership with NLIU Bhopal is a step towards addressing those needs.”
Dr (Prof) Raka Arya, Dean student welfare at NLIU Bhopal says, “ Student mental health is a priority for the university. We recognise that with the changing times, the needs of today's students are constantly evolving. Our collaboration with MindPeers reflects a shared commitment towards cultivating a stigma-free environment where students are not only encouraged to ask for help as and when they need but also have access to care in the form of therapy and self-help tools. We hope this meaningful collaboration contributes positively to student well-being and overall health."
As conversations around student mental health continue to gain urgency across the country, the Mindpeers–NLIU Bhopal partnership represents a practical step towards making mental health support accessible, confidential, and part of everyday campus life.
MindPeers is a global mental health tech and wellbeing platform that provides access to counselling, therapy, AI based diagnoses and outcome led insights. The platform focuses on making mental health support accessible, confidential, and actionable for individuals and institutions alike.
The company now operates and services corporate clients in South East Asia, LATAM and Japan besides India. It has raised a total of ₹8 crore including investors like Venture Catalysts Goodwater Capitaland the Ministry of Electronics and IT in 2023. More recently, Mindpeers secured ₹1.06 crore in investment on Shark Tank India from investors including Namita Thapar, Vineeta Singh, Aman Gupta, and Peyush Bansal.