India is in a Mental Health Crisis and the Education System Can’t Handle it
Even after such developments in the country, there is still a taboo that surrounds the mental health issues – the education system is unwilling to do anything about it which makes things even worse for the youth of India. Back in 2014, India surprisingly announced a policy to provide mental health services to those in need – it was the first policy regarding the mental health problems and was commended by the masses but the policy hasn’t been approved by the parliament. Issues of Mental Health in India · India has the highest number of college suicides in the world every year. · In a study which was conducted back in 2012, there were 804,000 suicides recorded worldwide – India had 258,000 of those suicides. · 35.5 out of 100,000 college students between the ages of 15 and 29 commit suicide in India. · ...