Chandigarh, Sep 11: Aryans Group of Colleges, Rajpura, Near Chandigarh observed World Suicide Prevention Day with a host of activities to create awareness of the issue among the public and student community.
Anuradha Chawla, Motivational Speaker, CEO & Founder, Bbetter Solutions, Chandigarh interacted with Aryans Engineering, Law, Nursing, Pharmacy, Paramedical, Physiotherapy students.
Anuradha while addressing mentioned that It has been estimated that suicide is the fourth leading cause of death among the late adolescent age groups (15–19 years) in India. According to data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), more than 40 per cent of all cases of suicides are among young adults below the age of 30.
She added that “In India, the magnitude of the young people dying by suicide is unfortunately very high. The number of young people who died by suicide in India is almost double in comparison to the global average. Approximately 160 young persons die by suicide daily in India.”
It is to be mentioned that World Suicide Prevention Day is a day dedicated to increasing global awareness that suicide is preventable and to encourage open conversations about mental health. It is observed annually on September 10. The theme this year is “Changing the narrative on suicide”.
