The helpline revealed 70% of male callers struggle with expressing suicidal thoughts, while 30% of female callers openly discuss their feelings.
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Addressing Youth Mental Health Challenges in India
Commenting on the findings, K. Rebecca Maria, Counseling psychologist, 1Life, a suicide prevention helpline said, “Though India is considered a one big family, and joint family concept is quite prevalent, many youngsters are not comfortable sharing their problems or issues that trouble them the most with their immediate family members. It is highly unfortunate that we as a society do not discuss certain uncomfortable issues which impact the lives of youth of India.” In the last one year, 1Life received calls from 28 Indian states, and our volunteers speak 15 languages - Hindi, English, Telugu, Kanada, Tulu, Tamil, Malayalam, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, Sindhi, Bhojpuri, Bengali, Konkani, and Urdu.
Suicide
Suicide is an act of ending one''s own life and it usually results from emotional isolations and inability to adjust and cope with one''s environment.
Suicide is an act of ending one''s own life and it usually results from emotional isolations and inability to adjust and cope with one''s environment.
‘From September 2022 to August 2023, 1Life volunteers received 22,674 calls, with the majority (about 68%) coming from students and young adults grappling with academic setbacks and relationship problems. Employment and financial pressures were also mentioned as factors behind suicidal thoughts. #suicide #suicideprevention’
The volunteers receive an average of 25 to 30 calls per day. On weekends this number rises to 45 to 60 calls a day. The volunteers try to answer all calls and address the caller’s concerns and a few might get dropped in between due to technical glitches or network issues. Calls increase on the weekends because most people might like to share the issues they have faced through the week days.The statistics show that 65 percent of individuals aged between 15 and 25 years were feeling suicidal due to academic Forty percent of callers aged 40-50 years had problems like financial instability, family crisis, genetic history and clinical history. Fifty percent of those above 50 years face issues like financial crisis conditions, health/medical issues, or were disowned by families.
Reference:
- World Suicide Prevention Day 2023 - (https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-suicide-prevention-day/2023)
Choose Hope: Speak Up, Reach Out, You can Save a Life!
On this World Suicide Prevention Day, Together, we can choose hope, and in doing so, we can change the world.
On this World Suicide Prevention Day, Together, we can choose hope, and in doing so, we can change the world.
Societal and Family Pressures Drive Suicide Among Students
In recent years, there has been a notable increase in student suicide rates in India. The root cause is linked to societal and familial pressure.
In recent years, there has been a notable increase in student suicide rates in India. The root cause is linked to societal and familial pressure.
Utilizing Machine Learning to Improve Suicide-Risk Prediction
While the machine learning models had alikelihood of flagging patients who were not at risk of suicide, scientists emphasized that there is minimal downside.
While the machine learning models had alikelihood of flagging patients who were not at risk of suicide, scientists emphasized that there is minimal downside.
