Suicide and Its Public Health Importance in India

Abstract

Suicide is best understood as a multidimensional, multifactorial malaise and is emerging as an important publichealth problem globally as well as in India. Currently, health system is not to addressing this issue at all. The publichealth approach is required to address this complex issue of suicide in the community, more particularly focusing on vulnerable, ignored and stigmatized groups. The paper draws together researchers, clinicians, societies, politicians, policy makers, volunteers and survivors in a concerted action to adopt proactive and leadership roles in suicide prevention and save the lives of thousands of young Indians.