{"id":376792,"date":"2023-09-15T02:56:15","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T21:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nagalandpost.com\/?p=376792"},"modified":"2023-09-15T02:56:18","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T21:26:18","slug":"world-suicide-prevention-week-observed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nagalandpost.net\/index.php\/2023\/09\/15\/world-suicide-prevention-week-observed\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018World suicide prevention week\u2019 observed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

To commemorate the \u201cWorld Suicide Prevention Week\u201d (September 10 to 16), District Mental Health Programmes (DMHPs) Kohima, Wokha and Peren observed \u201cWorld Suicide Prevention Week\u201d on September 13 and 14.
In Kohima, the event was observed under the theme, \u2018Creating Hope Through Action\u2019 at Mount Olive College Kohima.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Students and others during the \u2018world suicide prevention week at Don Bosco Higher Secondary School, Wokha.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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DMHP team members Peren, students and teaching staffs after the programme at Peren Government College.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n


A press release from DMHP Kohima informed that during the session, psychiatric social worker, DMHP NHAK, Veronica Nriame, spoke on the significance of the event and informed that in India, there are approximately 130,000 suicides annually (NCRB).<\/p>\n\n\n\n


She noted that suicide prevention week was aimed to start the conversation about suicide, reducing stigma and raising awareness to prevent suicide across the globe and further discussed about suicide, myths, and warning signs of suicidal behaviour, risks and protective factors.
She also added that changing narrative around suicide through promotion of hope could create a more compassionate society where those in need feel more comfortable in coming forward to seek help as suicides are preventable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


State programme officer NMHP, Dr. Rupert Peseyie, highlighted about Tele MANAS stating that the latter is the digital arm of DMHP which emphasized on affordable, accessible and timely mental healthcare through Tele-Mental health network support system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Psychiatry, assistant professor, Nagaland Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (NIMSR), Dr. Longna MD, shared insights through his clinical experiences about the subject matter and the theme. He affirmed that with proper interventions suicides are preventable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Asst. prof department of Education, convenor of health committee Nievepolu Tetseo, chaired the programme and welcomed the gatherings, while chaplain Newtoli Zhimo, invoked God\u2019s blessings. Around 400 students attended the session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Wokha: <\/strong>A programme on Mental Health under \u2018Let\u2019s Talk Campaign\u2019 was organised by District Mental Health Programme (DMHP), District Hospital Wokha at Don Bosco Higher Secondary School, Wokha on September 13.
The resource person clinical psychologist DMHP Wokha, Amenla Longkumer, explained the term suicide and the factors contributing to suicidal risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


During the observance of \u201cSuicide Prevention Week\u201d, emphasis was placed on understanding the gravity of suicide, the stigma surrounding it, and the message that it\u2019s preventable. Drawing attention to the theme \u201cCreating hope through action\u201d, it was highlighted that proactive measures can bring hope to those with suicidal tendencies. The overarching message was the need for treating suicide prevention as a public health priority and the call for more initiatives to lower the suicide mortality rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Psychiatric nurse DMHP Wokha, Lireni Tungoe, conducted a session on mental health and \u2018Tele Manas\u2019, delving into the significance of mental well-being, challenges of stigma, and risk factors leading to mental illness.
Lireni encouraged students to reach out to DMHP Wokha\u2019s team for any mental health concerns. She introduced \u2018Tele Manas\u2019, a confidential toll-free helpline managed by professionals, designed to assist those grappling with mental health issues. A session on stigma attached to suicide was led by psychiatric social worker DMHP Wokha, Nrithung Lotha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Peren: <\/strong>District Mental Health Programme (DMHP) Peren observed \u201cSuicide Prevention Awareness Week, under the theme \u201cCreating Hope through Action\u201d, on September 14 at Peren Government College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


A press release by district media officer, CMO office Peren, Shekho Sophie, stated that psychiatric social worker DMHP Peren, Sunepienla, spoke on suicide prevention and awareness and highlighted that suicide was not about a person wanting to die, but rather about not wanting to live. She also sensitized about stigma related to suicide, which needed to be discussed openly and create awareness, myths and stigmas of suicide.
She encouraged the students to make their institution \u201cplace of hope\u2019 and live by helping one another by being a support system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Psychologist, Neilasenuo, also shared about importance of mental health, noting that an individual\u2019s mental well-being was very important in day-to-day life and highlighted Tele-manas and its services.
Vice principal, Peren Government College, Albert, exhorted the students and delivered the welcome address.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To commemorate the \u201cWorld Suicide Prevention Week\u201d (September 10 to 16), District Mental Health Programmes (DMHPs) Kohima, Wokha and Peren observed \u201cWorld Suicide Prevention Week\u201d on September 13 and 14.In Kohima, the event was observed under the theme, \u2018Creating Hope Through Action\u2019 at Mount Olive College Kohima. A press release from DMHP Kohima informed that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":376861,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[679],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-376792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nagaland-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nagalandpost.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nagalandpost.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nagalandpost.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nagalandpost.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nagalandpost.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=376792"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nagalandpost.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376792\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nagalandpost.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/376861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nagalandpost.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=376792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nagalandpost.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=376792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nagalandpost.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=376792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}