A new report points out that the rising suicide rate among students has reached alarming levels, beating the population growth rate and general trends of suicide in the country. The report “Student Suicides: An Epidemic Sweeping India” is prepared based on data sourced from NCRB and launched at the Annual IC3 Conference and Expo 2024.
Spike in Student Suicides Outpaces Population Growth
While the overall number of suicides in India has grown 2% annually, student suicide cases have surged at double the rate, increasing by 4% every year over the past two decades. This spike in student suicides far outpaces the nation’s population growth and reflects a grave mental health crisis among youth. A report by the IC3 Institute makes it clear that this would be an underestimate of the real situation given the underreporting that results from social stigma and the fact that suicide attempts were criminalized until recently under Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code.
Regional Breakdown: South India Reports High Numbers
It also points out that Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Madhya Pradesh alone account for one-third of the nation’s student suicides. As many as 29% are from southern states and union territories, while states such as Rajasthan, that are often referred to as some of the most punishing academic environs in the country, feature 10th. This has been blamed on the pressure to live up to high expectations at an academic level, especially within coaching hubs such as Kota.
Stress of Exam Results and Mental Health Problems in Students
Exam result stress and mental health issues have been identified as critical factors contributing to the growing crisis. Although attempting suicide was decriminalized for those with mental illness in the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, the legacy of criminalization or stigmatization continues with full vigor and remains one of the biggest barriers to collecting and reporting data, especially in rural areas where it is reported far less than actual occurrences.
Gender Disparities and Increasing Suicide Rates
This report further denotes something disturbing-a gender imbalance in the suicide of students. In 2022 alone, male students constituted 53% of the total student suicides. Male suicides were 6% lower on record compared to 2021. However, female student suicides increased by 7% from 2021 to 2022. The suicides of boys rose by 50 percent in the decade while female suicides shot up by 61 percent, with an average annual rise of 5 percent in both boys and girls over the previous five years.
Need for Enhanced Counseling and Support Systems
The IC3 Institute-too a volunteer-driven body which imparts mentorship and training in high schools-sections that this is a dire time to provide better mental health care at schools. “The focus has to shift from competition in marks and grades to ensuring the wellbeing of the child,” said its founder Ganesh Kohli. “There needs to be a well-structured, strong career and college counseling system integrated into the learning schema in schools from the early stages.”
Mental Health Crisis Needs to be Addressed
The report thus calls for improved counseling infrastructure, better understanding of the aspirations of the students, and an institutional approach towards the mental health problems manifesting among school students. It invokes a paradigm shift away from competitive pressures to inculcating core competencies and overall wellness among the students.
A Call to Action
The alarming rise in youth suicides in India, especially among students, simply underlines the crying need for intervention. It is with an understanding that India continues to reel under this crisis of poor mental health that focus should lie in creating supportive environments where emphasis is laid on the mental and emotional wellbeing of students rather than mere academic achievement. By trying to bridge these gaps, we will be working toward a future where tragic stories of students falling prey to examination result stress and societal pressures remain tales of the past.
These statistics, along with the findings presented in the IC3 report, act like a wake-up call to say that indeed this is high time for reassessment and change in the education system and its ramifications on the mental health of young Indians. Now is the time for change, and it starts with understanding, support, and action.
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