Awareness rally, photograph expo mark suicide prevention marketing campaign

Youth volunteers participated in giant numbers at numerous occasions, together with an consciousness rally and a photograph expo, that marked observance of World Suicide Prevention Day on Wednesday .

The authorities organised an consciousness rally beneath the National Mental Health Programme with a message of making hope by means of motion.

This 12 months, the World Health Organisation and the International Association of Suicide Prevention, had known as for world occasions beneath the theme ‘Changing the Narrative on Suicide’. According to world estimates, at the very least 7,20,000 individuals dedicated suicide yearly.

The Health Department identified in a press notice that suicide charges had been additionally trending upwards in India, in accordance with the National Crime Records Bureau. Of explicit concern is Puducherry being within the third place with a 26.3% suicide charge.

Mental well being specialists have flagged substance use as one of many causative components. There has been a pointy rise within the charge of scholar suicide, alongside the way of ending life. Experts warning that every suicide dying is preceded by a number of suicide makes an attempt.

Drawing consideration to the devastating impression of suicide on the household and society, the Health Department advocated fixed engagement with relations, pals, colleagues or perhaps a stranger that may provide hope and alter somebody’s life.

“Each considered one of us have function in stopping suicide and suicide makes an attempt”, is the message to society.

The administration has additionally urged anybody feeling distressed, to name the toll-free 24/7 nationwide tele psychological well being counselling assist traces 14416 or 1800-89-14416.

The Trust for Youth and Child Leadership, in affiliation with Alliance Francaise and Department of Visual Communication of Pondicherry University Community College, hosted a photograph exhibition portraying the struggles and resilience of bizarre folks to mark the observance at The Spot.

Among those that participated within the inauguration had been Satish Nallam, president of Alliance Française, Lalitha Ramakrishnan, Principal of Pondicherry University Community College and Susanne Sollaman, psychiatrist at PIMS, Yuvayazhini and Francis Kulandairaj of TYCL.

TYCL stated the exhibition goals to lift consciousness on psychological well being and suicide prevention by showcasing various realities, struggles, and resilience of widespread folks by means of the facility of visible storytelling. The concept is to set off dialogue and collective motion to deal with the urgent situation of suicide, particularly amongst younger folks. There is an pressing want for community-driven efforts to forestall suicide in Puducherry, which continues to have one of many highest suicide charges in India, TYCL stated.

Students of Medical and Allied Health Sciences at MGMCRI beneath Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth (SBV) took out an consciousness rally at Gandhi Thidal.

The occasion aimed to create consciousness for most people and the coed group concerning suicide prevention.

Senior Superintendent of police – Kalaivanan, SSP, Law & Order, Rachna Singh, SSP Traffic – had been the chief visitors who flagged off the rally within the presence of Seethesh Ghose, Dean – MGMCRI, Swati Pawar Singh, DMS – MGMCRI, Avudaippan, Professor of Psychiatry and Vimalanathane, Associate Professor of Psychiatry.

Suicide prevention-related pamphlets had been distributed to most people.

(Assistance for overcoming suicidal ideas is accessible on the State’s well being helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416. and Sneha’s suicide prevention helpline 044-24640050)