The World Suicide Prevention Day was observed by organising a variety of programmes in Nepal too on Saturday.

On the occasion, the School of Psychology Nepal organised a morning rally in the capital, with participants calling for serious attention to stop the increasing rate of suicide in the country. 

Members of the Department of Psychology, TU, Youth partnership Nepal, Rakshya Nepal and ICDC Nepal took part in the rally. 

Speaking at a gathering held following the rally, Reader at the Tri-Chandra College, Department of Psychology Dr Narendra Singh Thagunna shared that Nepal stands among the top ten countries which record the highest number of suicides in the world, and called for extensive awareness to prevent it. 

Doctor at Kantipur Hospital Narendra Katwal said the major reason behind suicides in Nepal is mental tension resulting from unemployment, drug abuse, alcoholism, domestic problems and some due to genetic conditions. 

The World Suicide Prevention Day is being observed since 2003 on 10th September each year. 'Connect, communicate, care' was the theme of the 2016 World Suicide Prevention Day. 

The World Health Organization estimates that over 800,000 people die by suicide each year – that’s one person every 40 seconds. Up to 25 times as many again make a suicide attempt. RSS