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SC seeks responses from Centre, states on plea to prevent suicides
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
PUBLISHED ON AUG 02, 2019 09:16 PM IST
Referring to data provided by the Delhi Police, the petitioner said that 140 cases of suicides of children below 18 years were recorded between 2014 and 2018.
Reducing suicide deaths: a collective responsibility
By Soumya Swaminathan
PUBLISHED ON MAY 29, 2019 07:26 PM IST
India has already introduced several steps towards health for all, including the launch of Ayushman Bharat and adopting a visionary mental health policy. A national suicide prevention plan is under discussion in the ministry of health and family welfare– its success will depend on policy and programmatic interventions in many different ministries
On World Suicide Prevention Day, let’s end the stigma around mental health
Hindustan Times, Delhi | By Kabir Singh Bhandari
UPDATED ON SEP 10, 2018 05:07 PM IST
Suicide is the second leading cause of death in the age group of 15-29 year olds all over the world. The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) in its 2015 data made a shocking revelation that in India, one student commits suicide every hour.