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Inmates would be able to lodge complaints against wrongdoings going on ins
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], September 11 (ANI): The Punjab government has decided to operationalise a special phone number of headquarters inside the jails of the state where the inmates would be able to lodge complaints against any wrongdoings going on inside the jails.
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J-K: Musical concert organised in Srinagar to spread awareness about suici
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 28 (ANI): In an initiative to spread awareness for suicide prevention, a musical concert was organised in Srinagar on Thursday.
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Kevin Spacey calls for suicide prevention in Christmas video
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 25 (ANI): After sharing bizarre Christmas wishes for two years in a row, Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey on Thursday (local time) called for suicide prevention in the latest YouTube video.
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Study finds mental health gets strained by disaster
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Delaware [US], December 19 (ANI): A team of researchers including the University of Delaware's Jennifer Horney, founding director of the epidemiology program in the College of Health Sciences, examined the impact of 281 natural disasters on suicide rates during a 12-year span.
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Australian Cricket to join forces with Movember to focus on men's mental h
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], October 29 (ANI): Australian Cricket will once again join forces with health charity, Movember to rally in support of men's mental health, suicide prevention, prostate cancer, and testicular cancer.
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Meera Gandhi, CEO of Giving Back Foundation shares insights on the occasio
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI/India PR Distribution): The Giving Back Foundation is an organization deeply involved in mental wellness and considers the subject to be one of its primary 3 mandates.
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Pinterest's new feature attempts to curb self-harm searches on social medi
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
California [USA], Nov 15 (ANI): Pinterest, the go-to place for DIY projects, has introduced a new feature to help those looking at ways to self-harm.
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Mental health awareness programme held in Budgam
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Budgam (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Oct 10 (ANI): A day-long programme about Mental Health under the theme 'Suicide Prevention' was held on Thursday at the Deputy Chief Medical Officer's (CMO) office at Khanpora here.
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TikTok collabs with SPIF to launch mental health awareness campaign
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 9 (ANI): Ahead of the World Suicide Prevention Day, social video app TikTok has collaborated with Suicide Prevention India Foundation (SPIF) to launch a campaign -- #YourLifeMatters -- in order to spread awareness about the importance of mental health.
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Suicide prevention services struggle with demand after celebrity suicides:
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 1 (ANI): Suicide prevention services including hotlines and websites are considered critical resources in helping curb the rate of suicides worldwide. However, when a celebrity dies, the authorities may lack the resources needed to meet the sudden increase in de
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UK appoints minister for suicide prevention
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], Oct 11 (ANI): The United Kingdom has appointed Jackie Doyle-Price as its first Minister for Suicide Prevention on World Mental Health Day.
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Suicide prevention: When words are at play
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Mar. 05 (ANI): Turns out, words have an impact on how the readers view suicide and hence, resort to it.
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