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SRINAGAR: The primary Suicide Prevention Helpline named ‘Zindagi’ to forestall suicides has began functioning in Kashmir, the place psychological well being problems have greater because of the 3 decades-long war and two years of Covid-19 pandemic.
The Helpline No (18002701008) is the initiative of Institute of Psychological Well being and Neurosciences – Kashmir, GMC Srinagar and NGO SRO Kashmir. The helpline began its operations from Would possibly 19 and works day-to-day from 6 pm to 11 pm. Those hours, in step with psychologists, is essentially the most inclined length for self-harm ideas amongst the ones dealing with excessive psychological pressure as they really feel lonely all through the time.
The helpline named Zindagi (to save lots of lives) provides suicide prevention counseling, first help, mental make stronger, misery control, psychological well-being, promotes sure behaviour, and mental disaster control.
Dr Zoya Mir, Scientific Psychologist at IMHANS informed this newspaper that suicides are 100 according to cent preventable and “we need to tab at the survival intuition of an individual”.
She stated they had been making plans for months to release this suicide prevention helpline and the entire medical psychologists and psychiatrists concerned within the Helpline had been skilled in classes of suicide prevention from mavens in Mumbai.
At this time, the Helpline is sponsored via a group of 14 psychiatrists and medical psychologists. There is not any language barrier, the helpline entertains calls in English, Urdu and Kashmiri.
“The medical psychologists and psychiatrists had been skilled reply at the first degree and deal with individuals who have suicidal inclinations,” Zoya stated. She stated they’re receiving virtually 10-15 calls according to day.
“Now we have named the helpline ‘Zindagi’ as a result of our center of attention is to save lots of folks’s lives. We’re offering speedy intervention to the sufferers and likewise information them that as a follow-up they must talk over with the closest psychiatric centre or Psychologist at their nearest position for the remedy,” she stated.
Within the coming days, Zoya stated, they’re making plans to make the Helpline 24×7. They’re additionally making a provision to evacuate the individual having serious suicidal ideas to medical institution.
Chairman of NGO SRO Kashmir Mohammad Aafaq Sayeed stated they’re offering technical assist to the helpline but even so the skilled volunteers. He stated the Helpline will make sure general secrecy referring to affected person’s identification.
“The psychologists, who’re a part of this Helpline, don’t have get right of entry to to caller-ID. Our knowledge is completely safe. Best the HOD involved and admin has get right of entry to to the decision file,” he stated. Aafaq stated for availing the Helpline services and products, the individual having suicidal ideas must himself name the Helpline. “If any one else on his behalf calls the Helpline, it’s going to no longer be considered”.
“We can’t cross there however we assist them on that time handiest via offering them interventions wanted to triumph over their suicidal ideas,” he stated.