Community-based suicide prevention programme by NIMHANS to be expanded across Bengaluru South
NIMHANS is expanding its community-based suicide prevention programme, Project SURAKSHA, across Bengaluru South after successful pilot results. The initiative aims to enhance mental healthcare and reduce suicide rates by training community members and providing support. The programme has already reached thousands and will now include additional districts and mental health professionals for further assistance.
- ▪Project SURAKSHA was launched in 2023 in Channapatna taluk and is India's first sustained community-based suicide prevention initiative.
- ▪The programme will now be extended to all five taluks of Bengaluru South and has received approval for implementation in Ballari district.
- ▪Over 14,000 students have been reached through awareness sessions, and trained community members conducted around 300 stakeholder visits.
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A community-based suicide prevention programme piloted in Karnataka’s Channapatna taluk is set to be expanded across the entire Bengaluru South following encouraging results from a three-year intervention led by NIMHANS.The expansion of Project SURAKSHA was announced on Wednesday by the NIMHANS Suicide Prevention, Research, Implementation Training and Engagement Centre (N-SPRITE) in collaboration with the Karnataka government and Himalaya Wellness Company.Launched in 2023 in Channapatna taluk, the programme is described by NIMHANS as India’s first sustained community-based suicide prevention initiative.
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