Suicide is preventable; all one needs to do is talk! WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY :10 OCT #LETS SAVE LIVES WITH SIMPLE TIPS
"Prioritising prevention of suicide need of the hour" Suicide is preventable; all one needs to do is talk! Every 40 seconds, someone takes their life; that is almost 800,000 people a year, around the world. India reports 10.4 suicides per 100,000 people in a year. The national mental health survey in 2016 conducted by the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) revealed that 13.7% of India’s population is suffering from a variety of mental illnesses and 10.6% of them require immediate treatment. A World Health Organization (WHO) report revealed that the suicide rate in India in 2015 was 15.7/100000, higher than the global average (10.6/100000). This remains a massive unaddressed issue. Suicide is the leading cause of death among those aged between 15 to 29 in India. Apart from suicide, other mental illnesses such as depression are on the rise in India. International Association for Suicide Preve...