A seminar was held at Shillong, Meghalaya organized by San-Ker to observe World Suicide Prevention Day. In the seminar, it is recognized by WHO, that it is something that cannot be measured since it is dependent on the individual’s state of consciousness and not just their actions even though it is preventable.
A noted Sociologist Professor A. K. Nongkynrih of NEHU, Shillong, informed that there are four degrees of clinical measure of addressing Suicide. In India, suicide is a large problem, as the seriousness of social stigma is still associated. There are no proper statistics or even existing forms of action that can help to understand the sociological problems in India even with the advances of neuroscience.
Even though there is a trend of rising suicide cases reported by the National Crime Bureau and the Police of 14% since 2014 between the ages of 15 to 45. These cases that are reported can vary from dowry, failure in studies, economic and social pressures or even pregnancy loss.
He reminded there needs to be a proper dimension of policy making measurement to understand and document even such cases as farmer suicide. Since suicide is not caused just by the individual, but the whole social and economic environment, it is important to reach out and understand the situations and conditions twhich are responible.
