Choosing to Live: Guidelines for Suicide Prevention Counselling in Domestic Violence

Published By: Dilaasa and CEHAT, Mumbai | Published Date: September, 01 , 2005

Nearly a million people take their own lives every year, more than those murdered or killed in war. Suicide is a problem that affects people of all ages and economic levels, and is recognised by the WHO as a significant public health problem. A large significant proportion of suicides are among young women. This document emerging out of the experience of a hospital based project on domestic violence to help understand the distress and helplessness that a person attempting suicide feels. It is meant to help those having to deal with such situations, among women and has useful pointers for all such cases.

Author(s): Aruna Burte, Padma Deosthali, Sangeeta Rege | Posted on: Dec 02, 2005 | Views(3174) | Download (1151)


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