New Delhi: More than 24,000 children in the age group 14-18 years committed suicide from 2017-19, with failure in the examination to be reasons in more than 4,000 cases like that, according to government data.
Consolidated data on the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) in children’s suicide recently served in parliament.
According to data, 24,568 children, including 13,325 girls, aged 14-18 years, died of suicide between 2017-19.
In 2017, 8,029 children in the 14-18 year age group died of suicide.
That number rose to 8,162 in 2018 and then increased to 8,377 in 2019, he said.
The highest number of deaths by suicide among children at the age of this age was reported from Madhya Pradesh at 3.115 followed by West Bengal at 2,802, Maharashtra at 2,527 and Tamil Nadu at 2,035.
Failure in the examination was given as a reason behind the suicide of 4,046 children, while the problem of marriage was related was the reason behind the suicide of 639 children, including 411 girls, according to data.
About 3,315 children die of suicide for reasons related to love affair, while disease is given as a reason behind the suicide of 2,567 children.
Physical harassment is given as an excuse for 81 children’s deaths.
Death of Dear People, drug abuse or alcoholism, invalid pregnancy, decrease in social reputation, unemployment, poverty and ideological causes or worship of heroes is another reason given to the death of these children by suicide.
Lifting alarm because the possibility of the deterioration of the situation due to the Pandemic Covid-19, activists of the rights of children emphasize the inclusion of living skills training in the school curriculum and making mental health part of the health and health care agenda.
Commenting on how psycho-social welfare children are compromised, especially at stress, Puja Marwaha, CEO, the rights of children and you, say the majority of children and adolescents who try to commit significant mental health problems / challenges, Usually depression.
“Among younger children, suicidal efforts are often impulsive.
They may be associated with feelings of sadness, confusion, anger, stress or problems with attention and hyperactivity.
Among adolescents, suicidal efforts can be associated with feelings of stress, doubtful , pressure, pressure, pressure, pressure, to succeed, financial uncertainty, disappointment, depression, and losses.
For some teenagers, suicide may appear as a solution to their problems, “he said.
He further said that problems related to mental health and psycho-social welfare of children and adolescents are increasingly becoming important health and development priorities.
“We believe that all children and adolescents have the right to mental health care and psycho-social supporting mechanisms, and ensure their mental well-being can walk away in helping them grow with their full potential and become a member of a productive community,” Marwaha told PTI.
“We also urge the government, civil society, communities and families to advance and join hands in contributing a strong mechanism for prevention, therapy, care, rehabilitation services and inclusion of living skills training in the school curriculum and young adults dealing with stress of everyday life Day and ensure that mental health is part of the health care agenda and mainstream health, especially in such test times, “he added.
Akhila Sivadas, Executive Director, Advocacy and Research Center, said the adolescent education program and life skills formed in early 2000 had gone through past boxes with their wealth fluctuating from major support in some phases into strong criticism in others.
“There has never been clarity, consensus, and trust in how young people must be formed, put forward and it is possible to deal with many challenges and trends of life that tend to be faced,” he said.
“It is not surprising that in the internet time without information needed, self-efficacy, support from strong and professional ecosystems they struggle to understand and overcome and manage various pressures and expectations.
The latter has grown with a leap and limit and not enough effort has been Done to help them see it with timely service and support and reduce the worst fall, “he added.
More than 24,000 children died of suicide from 2017 to 2019: NCRB data
