To Prevent Suicide, India Must Broaden Focus Beyond Mental Health: Lancet

Suicide is a major public health challenge, with more than 700,000 deaths each year globally.

With over 170,000 lives lost annually due to suicide in India, it is imperative to focus beyond mental health to prevent suicide cases in the country, said an expert in a new study published in The Lancet journal on World Suicide Prevention Day, on Tuesday.

Suicide is a major public health challenge, with more than 700,000 deaths each year globally. India has one of the highest number of suicide deaths.

World Suicide Prevention Day is observed every year on September 10 to raise awareness about the importance of reducing stigma and encourage open conversations to prevent suicides. The theme this year is "Changing the narrative on suicide".