On 10 September every year since 2003, World Suicide Prevention Day, an initiative by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and co-sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO), seeks worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides.
Close to 800 000 people die due to suicide every year, which is one person every 40 seconds. Suicide is a global phenomenon and occurs throughout the lifespan.
Effective and evidence-based interventions can be implemented at population, sub-population and individual levels to prevent suicide and suicide attempts.
There are indications that for each adult who died by suicide there may have been more than 20 others attempting suicide.
More than 1.39 lakh Indians died by suicide in the year 2019, 67 per cent of which were young adults (18-45 years), shows the latest data released by National Crimes Record Bureau (NCRB).
The NCRB report titled ‘Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India 2019’, released Tuesday shows that of the total 1.39 lakh 2019 suicides, 93,061 were young adults.
Compared to 2018 numbers (89,407), youth suicides in India have risen by 4 per cent. The overall suicide figures rose by 3.4 per cent in the same time.
There are several reasons that can lead a person to the decision of ending life but there can also be just one powerful reason to prevent them from ending the magic called life.
All one has to keep in mind is the pain they will be leaving for their loved ones behind and that after a dark night, the sun always rises high.
