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Project EASE: A pioneering project to promote youth suicide prevention in Andhra Pradesh Student suicides are at an all-time high, with 13,044 students dying by suicide in India in 2022; amounting to losing approximately 36 students every day. Both teachers and medical professionals have minimal training when it comes to identifying and then intervening with suicide.
Bhubaneswar, 17th September 2023: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar has organized a workshop on ‘Suicide Prevention–Creating Hope Through Action’ on 15th September. The workshop aimed at identifying the people at risk of intense
A recent nationwide survey shows that more Indians are suffering from a variety of mental health issues. Psychiatrists are scarce and many people, reluctant to seek help, suffer in silence.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic over the last two years, and the absence of a social security net, has led to a marked increase in suicide among daily wage workers.