Saturday, 10 September 2022 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The department of Psychiatry, Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital organised a programme to mark the World Suicide Prevention Day on Saturday. In the programme psychiatry specialists expressed ideas and shared knowledge on the prevention of increasing cases of suicide and the measures to prevent them.
Addressing the programme, the Head of Department (HoD) Psychiatry, Dr Shobit Garg said that many people are inclined to take dangerous steps like suicide when subjected to situations like stressful atmosphere, anxiety and depression. “It’s a matter of extreme worry that in addition to youth, now suicide cases are increasing in children also. The suicide cases can be reduced only with the help of society,’’ he said.
While emphasizing the significance of World Suicide Prevention Day, Dr Garg said that the world over this day is celebrated to provide impetus and momentum to awareness against suicide prevention as suicide is preventable if timely action is taken.
A Poster Competition was also organized by the medical students on the theme of suicide prevention.
