National Suicide Prevention Strategy
On 21st November, 2021, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare announced a National Suicide Prevention Strategy.
- It is the first of its kind in the country, with time-bound action plans and multi-sectoral collaborations to achieve reduction in suicide mortality by 10% by 2030.
Salient Features
Establishing Effective Surveillance Mechanisms
- It seeks to establish effective surveillance mechanisms for suicide within the next three establish effective surveillance mechanisms years.
Establish Psychiatric Outpatient Departments
- It seeks to establish psychiatric outpatient departments that will provide suicide prevention services through the District Mental Health Program in all districts within the next five years.
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