Suicidal ideation, attempts, high among college students in India, finds study
3 weeks ago

Suicidal ideation, attempts, high among college students in India, finds study

The Hindu  

A study by researchers from NIMHANS, Bengaluru, in collaboration with doctors from Australia, United Kingdom and some States in India, has found that suicidal ideation and suicide attempts are alarmingly high among college students across the country. Highlighting the need for suicide prevention programmes in Indian educational institutions, the study, titled ‘Correlates of suicidal ideation and attempts among colleges students in India: A multi-state cross-sectional survey’, was published in the Journal of Affective Disorders Reports on February 25. The study revealed that an alarming proportion of the students reported suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. Dr. Cherian, who is the principal investigator of the study, said that among those who reported suicidal ideation, several factors were associated with suicide attempts, including having poor-quality family relationships, consuming alcohol frequently, using cannabis, being exposed to suicidal ideation in others, being exposed to the suicide death of family members or others they knew personally, and engaging in non-suicidal self-injury.

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Student suicides nearly doubled in 10 years: calls for urgent action
6 days, 21 hours ago

Student suicides nearly doubled in 10 years: calls for urgent action

The Hindu  

The alarming trend of a surge in student suicides in the last ten years in India presents a pressing issue that calls for urgent action. Root causes While a detailed break-up of causes for student suicides is not available, a cursory analysis shows that major causes for student suicide are parental pressure for career choices, failure in examinations, ragging and …

Survey shocker: One in 10 Indian students suicidal; some even attempted it
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Survey shocker: One in 10 Indian students suicidal; some even attempted it

India Today  

The lecture halls are buzzing, WhatsApp groups are flooded with assignment deadlines, and the canteens are alive with laughter. The findings were starkover 12 per cent of students reported suicidal ideation in the past year while more than 5 per cent had attempted suicide. A survey in IITs found that 61 per cent of students cited academic stress as the …

Has India made progress in preventing suicides? 30 per cent fall in death rates from 1990 to 2021
1 month ago

Has India made progress in preventing suicides? 30 per cent fall in death rates from 1990 to 2021

Firstpost  

India has seen a more than 30 per cent reduction in the suicide death rate in India from 1990 to 2021. Globally, the study showed one person dies on average every 43 seconds by suicide The suicide death rate in India has reduced by 30 per cent from 1990 to 2021, according to a new study. By 2021, the suicide …

Has India made progress in preventing suicides? 30 per cent fall in death rates from 1990 to 2021
1 month ago

Has India made progress in preventing suicides? 30 per cent fall in death rates from 1990 to 2021

Firstpost  

India has seen a more than 30 per cent reduction in the suicide death rate in India from 1990 to 2021. Pixabay/Representational Image The suicide death rate in India has reduced by 30 per cent from 1990 to 2021, according to a new study. By 2021, the suicide death rate among females has decreased from 16.8 per lakh in 1990 …

Madhya Pradesh: 17-year-old kills self at shooting academy in Bhopal, probe launched
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Madhya Pradesh: 17-year-old kills self at shooting academy in Bhopal, probe launched

India TV News  

In a tragic incident, a 17-year-old boy allegedly shot himself dead at a shooting academy in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal district. Teenager kills self in Uttar Pradesh Earlier in September this year, a 17-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself following an argument with his father, according to police. India's student suicide rate surges A new report reveals that incidents …

69% of students can't recognise suicide warning signs: Survey in 30 colleges
6 months, 1 week ago

69% of students can't recognise suicide warning signs: Survey in 30 colleges

India Today  

A recent survey by Mpower, a mental healthcare initiative under the Aditya Birla Education Trust, has revealed a troubling insight into youth mental health in India. Conducted across 30 colleges, including Indraprastha Engineering College and Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College in Delhi, the survey found that 69% of students could not recognise the tell-tale signs of someone contemplating suicide. A …

India must focus beyond mental health to prevent suicide, says Lancet study
6 months, 2 weeks ago

India must focus beyond mental health to prevent suicide, says Lancet study

India TV News  

Every year on September 10, we commemorate World Suicide Prevention Day to increase awareness of the need to lessen stigma and promote candid discussions to prevent suicides. To reduce suicide cases in India, where over 170,000 lives are lost to suicide each year, it is crucial to focus on issues other than mental health, according to an expert in a …

India’s student suicide rate has surpassed overall trend, population growth rate: Report
6 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s student suicide rate has surpassed overall trend, population growth rate: Report

The Hindu  

Incidents of student suicides in India have grown at an alarming annual rate, surpassing the population growth rate and overall suicide trends, according to a new report. Based on the National Crime Records Bureau data, the ‘Student suicides: An epidemic sweeping India’ report was released on Wednesday at the Annual IC3 Conference and Expo 2024. The report pointed out that …

India's student suicide rate has surpassed overall trend, population growth rate: Report
6 months, 3 weeks ago

India's student suicide rate has surpassed overall trend, population growth rate: Report

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Incidents of student suicides in India have grown at an alarming annual rate, surpassing the population growth rate and overall suicide trends, according to a new report. The report pointed out that while the overall suicide numbers increased by 2 per cent annually, student suicides cases surged by 4 per cent, despite a likely "under reporting" of student …

Teaching mental well-being will reduce suicides: experts
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Teaching mental well-being will reduce suicides: experts

The Hindu  

A recent article in the Lancet has once again turned the spotlight on suicide. The aim was to establish effective surveillance mechanisms for suicide within three years and establish psychiatric outpatient departments to provide suicide prevention services through the District Mental Health Programmes in all districts within the next five years. But two years later, nothing has happened,” said Lakshmi …

Gone too soon — the subject of youth suicide in India
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Gone too soon — the subject of youth suicide in India

The Hindu  

Suicide is the tragic and untimely loss of human life, all the more devastating and perplexing because it is a conscious volitional act. Suicide in young people is best understood as multidetermined and the result of interaction between biological, psychological, familial, and social cultural factors. A current review of adolescent suicides in India shows that the most commonly reported risk …

Is there a mental health crisis among students in India? | In Focus podcast
1 year ago

Is there a mental health crisis among students in India? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

It’s that time of the year again, when exams are looming, and students are stressed. Most students in India write a number of exams -- from the final boards at schools to the multiple competitive tests that are attempted to try and get a seat at coveted medical or engineering colleges. The process is so difficult – lakhs of students …

What’s killing our students? Understanding the Causes of Student Suicides
1 year, 6 months ago

What’s killing our students? Understanding the Causes of Student Suicides

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 21, 2023 11:00 IST - 13 MINS READ Arjun Gupta, 25, had a troubled adolescence. Adolescents could also have issues relating to sexual identity and orientation.” According to Arjun Kapoor, a research fellow at the Centre for Mental Health Law & Policy, half of India’s suicides are due to mental health issues while “the remaining 50 per …

Experts express concern over rise in suicidal tendencies among teens
1 year, 7 months ago

Experts express concern over rise in suicidal tendencies among teens

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Medical experts expressed concern over a spike in attempted suicide, especially by youngsters due to unhappiness arising from an array of issues, ranging from parental expectations to anxiety. They said that a 2021-22 study indicated a 40 to 60 per cent increase in cases of mental illnesses among the youth and bemoaned a lack of governmental intervention to bring …

98 students died by suicide in higher educational institutes since 2018: Centre
1 year, 7 months ago

98 students died by suicide in higher educational institutes since 2018: Centre

Hindustan Times  

Ninety-eight students died by suicide in higher education institutions between 2018 and 2023 and the largest chunk of deaths came from IITs, the education ministry told Parliament on Wednesday. Responding to a question asked by Communist Party of India Rajya Sabha member V Sivadasan, Union minister of state for education Subhas Sarkar submitted the data of students who died by …

Many medical students under stress: study
1 year, 11 months ago

Many medical students under stress: study

The Hindu  

A recent Right to Information response from the National Medical Commission said that 64 MBBS and 55 postgraduate medicos died by suicide in the last five years. Concerned over the incidents of suicide and suicidal ideation among medical students, the NMC, India’s apex medical education regulatory authority, late in 2022 asked all medical colleges in the country to compile data …

IITs Record Highest Student Suicides Out of 61 Reported from Top Tech Institutes in Last 5 Years, Rajya Sabha Told
2 years ago

IITs Record Highest Student Suicides Out of 61 Reported from Top Tech Institutes in Last 5 Years, Rajya Sabha Told

News 18  

The highest number of student suicides was recorded at the premier IITs over the past five years, followed by NITs and IIMs, the union education ministry told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Of these, 33 students died by suicide at various Indian Institutes of Technology, followed by 24 at National Institutes of Technology and four at Indian Institutes of Management, …

Do or Die: Instead of Bullying, Students Must Be Shown World Can Be Their Oyster
2 years ago

Do or Die: Instead of Bullying, Students Must Be Shown World Can Be Their Oyster

The Quint  

There have been several suicides over the years. Professor Neerada Reddy's committee in 2007 called these institutes 'concentration camps'. Reports say around 500-700 students have attempted suicide in Vijayawada from 2012-2017. National Crime Records Bureau data show that 333 students committed suicide in 2016 alone. It's high time these institutions start acting like educational institutes instead of money-making factories.

Using a global lens to situate suicide prevention in India
2 years, 1 month ago

Using a global lens to situate suicide prevention in India

New Indian Express  

The magnitude of the suicide crisis in India is deeply distressing. To put it in perspective, the National Crime Records Bureau -- the only source of data on suicide mortality in the country-- reported 164,033 deaths by suicides in 2021 – a 7.2% increase from the previous year. Most recent reports from the World Health Organization estimate that in 2019, …

Strategy to save: The Hindu Editorial on the National Suicide Prevention Strategy
2 years, 4 months ago

Strategy to save: The Hindu Editorial on the National Suicide Prevention Strategy

The Hindu  

The best first step towards addressing a malaise is to recognise that it exists. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s recently published National Suicide Prevention Strategy fits right there. Globally, suicide is the second leading cause of death among 15-29-year-olds and also the second leading cause of death for females aged 15-19 years, as per WHO estimates. As per …

Suicidal tendencies among teenagers a major concern, say experts
2 years, 6 months ago

Suicidal tendencies among teenagers a major concern, say experts

The Hindu  

Suicidal tendencies among teenagers have become a major concern for society, according to experts. In the backdrop of this, experts and doctors from the Maharaja Institute of Medical Sciences and police officials have planned to create awareness among the public about the importance of life by organising rallies and awareness programmes on September 10, which has been observed as World …

Suicide rate among males in Andhra Pradesh nearly triple of females
2 years, 6 months ago

Suicide rate among males in Andhra Pradesh nearly triple of females

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupathi: It is often widely believed that women are more vulnerable than men. As per the bureau data, of total 8,067 suicide deaths recorded in Andhra Pradesh during 2021, males numbered 6,046 and females 2,021. Inability to cope with family disputes, chronic illness, bankruptcy and indebtedness, love affairs and marriage-related issues are the major reasons for suicides every year. Significantly, …

How to identify and prevent suicide in India
2 years, 6 months ago

How to identify and prevent suicide in India

Live Mint  

The numbers speak for themselves: 1,64,033 Indians died by suicide in 2021, with the national suicide rate being 12, the highest rate since 196, according to NCRB data. Join support groups Join a support group so that you can learn how to deal with suicidal thoughts and realise that you have many other options in life except taking your own …

A strict no to sensationalising, repetition of suicide stories, say psychiatrists
2 years, 7 months ago

A strict no to sensationalising, repetition of suicide stories, say psychiatrists

The Hindu  

Sensationalising death by suicide and its repeated projections in the media have become a cause for concern for psychiatrists. “The fact is that whenever suicides are sensationalised and repeatedly projected, we know that there is an increase in suicides particularly in the young and vulnerable, who identify with the person or with the situation,” said Lakshmi Vijayakumar, psychiatrist and founder …

Two more Tamil Nadu students die by suicide, five in fortnight
2 years, 7 months ago

Two more Tamil Nadu students die by suicide, five in fortnight

Hindustan Times  

Five cases of death by suicide involving students have been reported in Tamil Nadu in the past two weeks, including two in the past 24 hours, police said on Wednesday. Students of Government Arts College, Nandanam raise slogans during a protest over the recent death of Class 12th student Srimathi in the Kallakurichi district of Tamil Nadu, in Chennai on …

Beyond COVID: Shift to Education Models That Focus on Mental Health of Kids, Not Marks
3 years, 2 months ago

Beyond COVID: Shift to Education Models That Focus on Mental Health of Kids, Not Marks

News 18  

In November 2021, the National Crime Records Bureau in its annual report shed light on an alarming statistic –31 children committed suicide in India every day in 2020. Therefore, mental health consciousness must be generated among children from an early age through pedagogies that focus on social and emotional well-being and not just academics and marks. Learning through such models, …

Every 40 seconds someone commits suicide; here’s how one can help contain the silent epidemic
3 years, 3 months ago

Every 40 seconds someone commits suicide; here’s how one can help contain the silent epidemic

Firstpost  

Studies reveal that suicide is one of the second leading causes of death during the second and third decades of life. Crude suicide rates across world regions Globally, the suicide rates are decreasing, from 12.9 per 100,000 people in the year 2000 to 10.6 per 100,000 people in 2016. Crude suicide rates across countries The crude suicide rates are the …

Death by suicide rose in India during 2020 pandemic, according to new data
3 years, 4 months ago

Death by suicide rose in India during 2020 pandemic, according to new data

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy India has recorded a ten …

Suicide rate up in 2020, Maharashtra tops the list with near 20,000 cases
3 years, 4 months ago

Suicide rate up in 2020, Maharashtra tops the list with near 20,000 cases

India TV News  

India recorded 153,052 suicides- an average of 418 daily- in 2020, according to the latest central government data. Majority of suicides, 19,909 in total, were reported in Maharashtra followed by 16,883 in Tamil Nadu, 14,578 in Madhya Pradesh, 13,103 in West Bengal, and 12,259 in Karnataka accounting for 13 per cent, 11 per cent, 9.5 per cent, 8.6 per cent …

More than 90,000 young adults died by suicide in 2019 in India: NCRB report
4 years, 6 months ago

More than 90,000 young adults died by suicide in 2019 in India: NCRB report

India Today  

More than 1.39 lakh Indians died by suicide in the year 2019, 67 per cent of which were young adults, shows the latest data released by National Crimes Record Bureau. A detailed age-wise breakup of causes of suicides as provided by the NCRB report reveals that family issues, love affairs, drug abuse, mental illness appear as the top cause of …

Average 381 Suicides Daily in India in 2019; 50% Cases from Just 5 States: NCRB Data
4 years, 6 months ago

Average 381 Suicides Daily in India in 2019; 50% Cases from Just 5 States: NCRB Data

News 18  

India reported an average 381 deaths by suicide daily in 2019, totalling 1,39,123 fatalities over the year, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau data. A 3.4 per cent increase was observed in suicides during 2019 as compared to 2018 and 2017, the data showed. Family problems were behind 32.4 per cent of suicides, marriage-related problems and illness together …

World Mental Health Day 2019 theme is suicide prevention: These are the five major causes of suicides in India
5 years, 5 months ago

World Mental Health Day 2019 theme is suicide prevention: These are the five major causes of suicides in India

Firstpost  

India accounts for about 25% of all suicide deaths in the world. Perhaps that’s why this year’s theme for World Mental Health Day - suicide prevention - is resonating with people everywhere. Lack of awareness about mental health The social stigma surrounding mental health is believed to be one of the major causes of the high suicide rates in India. …

Teacher cannot be blamed for student's suicide: HC
5 years, 9 months ago

Teacher cannot be blamed for student's suicide: HC

India Today  

The Madras High Court Friday ruled that teachers cannot be held responsible for the suicide of students pulled up by them for committing mistakes. Justice RMT Teeka Raaman gave the ruling while dismissing an appeal by police against a sessions court's December 8, 2005 order acquitting three teachers of a government school in Kanyakumari district who were charged with abetting …

Suicides in India: What data shows
6 years, 5 months ago

Suicides in India: What data shows

Live Mint  

If Indian states were countries, three states would have the third, fourth and fifth worst rates of female suicide in the world, recent data shows. Men commit suicide at a higher rate across the world, but India has not been able to lower the suicide rate among men, the data shows. The big bad female suicide problem Across the world, …

Opinion | Suicides of married women: A problem long-ignored
6 years, 5 months ago

Opinion | Suicides of married women: A problem long-ignored

Live Mint  

When anyone speaks about suicides in India, we immediately think of farmers. The sheer extent of the problem was described in the recent Lancet article titled Gender differentials and state variations in suicide deaths in India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 1990–2016. India’s contribution to global suicide deaths increased from 25.3% in 1990 to 36.6% in 2016 among women, …

India accounted for 37% of global suicide deaths among women in 2016; 63% of all suicides under 40: Lancet study
6 years, 6 months ago

India accounted for 37% of global suicide deaths among women in 2016; 63% of all suicides under 40: Lancet study

Firstpost  

The Global Burden of Disease Study 1990-2016 published in the Lancet Public Health journal said 63 percent of all suicide deaths reported in India were in the 15-39 age group. New Delhi: India accounted for 37 percent of global suicide deaths among women and 24 percent among men in 2016, according to a study published on Wednesday. There was an …

Another Student Suicide: A List of Prevention Helplines To Call
6 years, 6 months ago

Another Student Suicide: A List of Prevention Helplines To Call

The Quint  

In yet another case of student suicide, a 12-year-old in Delhi died by suicide after allegedly being humiliated by her teacher. Over 800,000 people across the globe kill themselves each year, with the last recorded figure being 1,31,666 people committing suicide in India in 2014, according to the National Crime Records Bureau. And, given how only 1 in 10 people …

Suicides by students highlight need to reach out to young people, deal with inadequacies in mental health infrastructure
6 years, 9 months ago

Suicides by students highlight need to reach out to young people, deal with inadequacies in mental health infrastructure

Firstpost  

While students who performed well academically have been the subject of much adulation, less attention was given to the ones who fell short. According to National Crime Records Bureau data, one student commits suicide in India every hour, with Maharashtra reporting the maximum number of such cases. It is the “shock and shame” element of failure that drives young people …

Suicide rates nearly double among UK university students to reach all-time high, study finds
7 years, 6 months ago

Suicide rates nearly double among UK university students to reach all-time high, study finds

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The number of students with mental health problems at …

Here's how student suicides can be averted through career counselling in India
7 years, 9 months ago

Here's how student suicides can be averted through career counselling in India

India Today  

Every hour, one student commits suicide in India, according to the National Crime Records Bureau. There have been many causes listed for student suicides although many leading psychologists have identified a strong correlation between low educational achievements or examination performance stress and suicides. India has one of the highest suicide rates among people aged between 15 to 29 years, the …

One in three higher education students think about suicide or self-harm, report says
7 years, 11 months ago

One in three higher education students think about suicide or self-harm, report says

ABC  

A new study has found levels of anxiety among TAFE and university students are reaching "alarming" levels, with 35 per cent experiencing self-harm or suicidal thoughts in the past 12 months. Key points: 2,600 TAFE and university students were surveyed by Headspace and the NUS About 35 per cent said they had thought about self-harm or suicide Increased workload, looming …

Student suicides: Life for young people ‘fraught with loneliness and anxiety’, says academic
8 years, 9 months ago

Student suicides: Life for young people ‘fraught with loneliness and anxiety’, says academic

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The growing problem of suicide …

Student suicides at their highest level since 2007, according to Office for National Statistics
8 years, 9 months ago

Student suicides at their highest level since 2007, according to Office for National Statistics

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Figures issued by the Office for National Statistics this …

Love affair, illnesses, exam failure and more: Infographic shows why Indians are committing suicide
9 years, 8 months ago

Love affair, illnesses, exam failure and more: Infographic shows why Indians are committing suicide

Firstpost  

In 2014, 131,666 people committed suicide in India according to the National Crime Record Bureau report on Crime in India, 2014. Among the top causes driving people into taking the ultimate step includes illness, marriage related issues, love affairs, drug abuse/addiction and failure in examination. There is a slight improvements in the stats compared to the 2013 NCRB report, when …

In mental health, India has a serious problem on its hands
10 years, 6 months ago

In mental health, India has a serious problem on its hands

The Hindu  

A World Health Organisation report on suicides puts India right on top of the list in Southeast Asia. It may seem a dubious distinction, but mental health experts here feel the figures do tell a story: the lack of a support system for those with suicidal tendencies, people whose cry for help goes unnoticed. While there have been no concerted …

Over one lakh suicides in India every year, says report
10 years, 8 months ago

Over one lakh suicides in India every year, says report

India TV News  

New Delhi: Over 100,000 people commit suicides in India every year on an average. The number of suicides increased to 134,799 in 2013 from 110,851 in 2003, said the National Crime Record Bureau report titled Crime in India, 2013, released here this week.The report showed that suicide rate has declined in the country after 2011.The population has increased by 15 …

A decade-long journey in suicide prevention
12 years, 6 months ago

A decade-long journey in suicide prevention

The Hindu  

Suicides can be prevented if people with the tendency are identified early enough — this is the message that has been sent out in the last decade by those working in the area of suicide prevention. According to Lakshmi Vijayakumar, who was part of the team that was involved in the Lancet study, the International Association for Suicide Prevention’s effort …

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