Context
According to the NCRB report for 2021, an increase of 7.2% from the previous year has been reported in the number of people who died by suicide. Given the large number of persons taking their own lives, suicide has emerged as a critical public health concern in India with social dimensions.
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Highlights of the report:
Reasons for Suicide:
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Report by WHO: A 2019 report by the WHO said suicide is one of the top four causes of death worldwide, after road injury, tuberculosis, and interpersonal injury. |
How is Suicide a Social Problem?
What are the challenges?
There has been an attempt at the decriminalization of suicide through the Mental Healthcare Act (2017) |
Related Initiatives:
Madhya Pradesh is going to be the first State in the country to draft a suicide prevention strategy and the government has formed a task force for it. |
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