Project summary
A community-based suicide prevention model across seven integrated work packages — community surveillance, lethal-means restriction, brief interventions for survivors, school-based programmes, and training for media and police. Delivered in Channapatna taluk, Ramanagara district, Karnataka.
Effective suicide prevention requires coordinated, multisectoral action that extends beyond health systems into communities. SURAKSHA is N-SPRITE's comprehensive community-based suicide prevention model, guided by the WHO's LIVE LIFE framework and India's National Suicide Prevention Strategy (2021).
Why strengthen communities
- Suicide is influenced by social, economic, and environmental factors that require systems-level responses.
- Early identification, community awareness, and timely support can prevent crises before they escalate.
- Responsible media reporting and reduced access to lethal means are proven population-level prevention strategies.
Focus
Community-level prevention, early identification, and coordinated response across a defined geography — starting with Channapatna taluk, Ramanagara district, Karnataka.
Seven integrated Work Packages
- WP1 — Community-Based Surveillance System (CBSS): identifies and tracks suicide and self-harm events at the community level.
- WP2 — Central Storage of Pesticides (CSP): restricts access to lethal means through safer storage practices.
- WP3 — Brief Interventions for Survivors of Self-Harm and Suicidality (BISS): timely psychosocial support to reduce risk of recurrence.
- WP4 — Youth Aware of Mental Health (YAM): school-based mental health promotion, education, and intervention.
- WP5 — Training for Media Professionals: adherence to responsible reporting of suicide in the media.
- WP6 — Training for Police Personnel: awareness, gatekeeper training, and maintenance of self-harm registry in police records.
- WP7 — Information, Education, and Communication (IEC): community materials and digital campaigns to raise awareness and reduce stigma.
Support
Supported by the Government of Karnataka and Himalaya Wellness Company.
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