STUDENT SUICIDEBY:AAKEFA KHANM.Sc. I YEARGUIDED BY: Mrs. NEETI BADIYE

WHAT IS SUICIDE?

Definition:Act of taking one’s own life voluntarily

The Government of India classifies a death as suicide if it meets the following three criteria:

It is an unnatural death, The intent to die originated within the person, There is a reason for the person to end his or her life. The reason may

have been specified in a suicide note or unspecified. If one of these criterions is not met, the death may be classified as

death because of illness, murder or in another statistical category.

CATEGORIES OF SUICIDAL BEHAVIOUR

SUICIDAL IDEATION

SUICIDAL THREAT

SUICIDAL GESTURE

SUICIDE ATTEMPT

SUICIDE DEATH

SUICIDE PACT

CONTAGION OR COPY CAT SUICIDE

MURDER-SUICIDE

Age-group-specific Aspects of the Suicide Trajectory for Childhood and Adolescence

Age Group Biological Risk Factors

Psychological Risk Factors

Environmental Risk Factors

Warning Signs Triggering Events

Childhood (5-14 years old)

Impulsivity Feelings of inferiority Expendable child syndrome

Abuse and neglect Inflexible family structure Unclear family member roles Parent conflict Parental unemployment

Poor school performance Anxiety Sleep disturbance Aggression Low frustration tolerance Impulsiveness

Minor life events (e.g. getting into trouble with authorities)

Adolescence (15-24 years old)

Puberty Hormonal changes

Identity crisis Fluctuating mood states

Parent conflict Drug or alcohol abuse Social isolation Poor peer relationships Population characteristics

Change in habits Self-mutilation Poor school performance Preparation for death

Failure experiences Problems with peers, parents, siblings, or opposite sex Suicides by peers or famous people

Suicide is the second leading cause of death for college students.

The number one cause of suicide for college student suicides is untreated depression.

High Levels Of Stress

•Going to college can be a difficult transition period in which students may experience high levels of stress, which can lead to Clinical Depression.

•Many college students also use higher levels of alcohol and drugs than at earlier times in their lives, increasing the risk of suicidal ideation.

•Yet our lack of knowledge about this illness means that we don’t seek help, and our friends and family don’t push us to get help.

So Young So Damaged

Unwilling To Seek Help

Stigma about treatment means that very few people with suicidal ideation actually seek treatment.

Additionally, a survey indicates that one in five college students believe that their depression level is higher than it should be, yet only 20% say they would go to the campus counseling center.

Those whose symptoms improve when they activate a suicide plan may be especially resistant to seeking help.

Nearly half of suicidal students present for some medical treatment in the months before completing suicide although they may not acknowledge suicidal thoughts.

Awareness

Teachers, coaches, and counselors should focus not only on disruptive students, but also on those who are quietly withdrawn or whose dormitory discussions or classroom essays disclose hopelessness and suicidal thinking.

Training in awareness about depression and suicidal thinking is important for all staff.

Policies should be in place to discover students with suicidal ideation and help them to recover.

41% of all the suicides in 2014 are by Young People between 14 and 30 years

As per the NCRB report for 2014, 41% of those who committed suicide were from the 14 to 30 year age group. In fact, 74% of all those are between the 14 and 45 age group. 18% of those who committed suicide were from the 45 to 60 year age group and only 7.4% from the above 60 year age group.

THANK YOU