How to Improve Mental health From Depression And Prevent Suicide

Just as every human being has a physical structure, he has a ‘mind’, which we do not see but whose presence we all perceive. So we smile with joy, we are angry, we hate, we love, we cry when we are in trouble. All this informs the existence of our mind. This mental health is mental health.

 According to the World Health Organization, "mental health refers to a condition in which every person is able to understand his or her abilities, cope with the pressures of daily life, work profitably and successfully, and contribute effectively to society." Mental health is an integral part of our 'health'. Part. The World Health Organization's definition of 'health' focuses on mental health. Health’refers to the overall state of physical, mental, social and ‘spiritual’ health and does not simply refer to the absence or incapacity of disease. Therefore, he cannot be said to have good mental health unless he has mental illness or mental disability. Social, psychological and biological influences determine a person's mental health at a given time.

Domestic violence, constant socio-economic stress, rapid social change, workplace stress, gender inequality, social isolation, unhealthy lifestyle, physical illness and deprivation of human rights are the causes of mental health.

The 2013 World Health Conference has approved the 'Overall Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2020'. WHO member countries are committed to improving mental health and achieving global goals. The goals of this ‘overall mental health approach’ are: Mental health development, II. Prevention of mental illness, 3. Emotional Providing patient services, 4. Increase immunity, 5. Ensuring human rights, 6. Reducing mental illness, disability and death of the mentally ill. This approach will focus on the following 4 objectives:

A. Provide community-based holistic, orderly and responsible mental health care and social services for marginalized people.

B. Implement strategies for mental health development and prevention.

C. Strengthening effective leadership and practice in mental health development.

D. Exchange of information on mental health and strengthening of authentic information and research.

We can take the following steps to improve mental health

1. Improving the rights, facilities and care of the mentally ill.

2. Development of mutual social villages.

3. Things to do in children's childhood: Provide a balanced environment that will ensure children's health sensitive and nutritious food, deal with any kind of threat, ensure children's education, support child's development and make them emotionally sensitive.

4. Social and economic empowerment of women: providing opportunities for education, providing opportunities for micro-credit.

5. Development of school-centered mental health: To check and care for the mental health of students in schools for the development of mental health.

6. Collaboration of children and adolescents: Life-based skills development activities, action plans related to the development of children and adolescents.

7. Mental health in the workplace: Stress and preventive activities.

8. Mental Health for the Elderly: Providing a friendly environment and day care center.

9. Reducing the poverty of the impoverished population and providing social security.

10. Social development activities

11. Prevention of Violence Activities: Stopping the easy availability of alcohol and drugs and controlling the use of weapons.

12. Housing Policy: Improving housing environment.

What is suicide?

To end one's life of one's own free will is called suicide. About 60,000,000 people die in suicide each year, the equivalent of one suicide every 60 seconds. The study found that in addition to each suicide, more than 20 people attempted suicide. Suicide can happen to anyone at any time in a lifetime. Suicide is the second leading cause of death among 15-29 year olds. 69% of global suicides occur in lower and middle class countries.

Methods of suicide

The main method of suicide is hanging by the throat, taking pesticides or sleeping pills, taking poison, ending oneself with firearms. Also, jumping from a high place, jumping in front of a car, jumping into a river or sea, cutting one's throat with a knife or a sharp weapon, stepping on one's stomach, burning oneself with fire are the methods of suicide that we see in society.

Acts of suicide

Depression is a major cause of suicide. Patients with drug addiction (marijuana, drugs, alcohol), personality problems, schizophrenia, mood-disorder commit suicide. Sometimes the various pressures of life which a person cannot handle can lead to sudden impulsive suicide. Financial problems, relationship failures, long-term pain or illness, violence, epidemics, sexual violence, losing something, loneliness increase the tendency to commit suicide.

Whose suicide is more

Women are three times more likely to commit suicide than men, but men are three times more likely to commit actual suicide than women. Studies have shown that the suicide rate of unmarried people is higher than that of married people. Living alone, widows, widowers, minorities, immigrants, epidemics, inter-conflicts, homosexuals, transgender, intersex groups are more likely to commit suicide.

Anyone with a previous suicide history is more likely to commit suicide. Caution should be exercised if there is a family history of suicide or repeated suicide threats. Those who keep suicide notes before committing suicide (no one is responsible for my suicide), premeditated suicide attempts so that no one can be rescued, attempts to commit suicide violently, speaking of suicidal intent to others is an expression of suicidal desire.

Suicide control and prevention

Suicide is preventable. Suicide is a complex process, which requires coordination and cooperation of different departments for prevention. Not only the health department, but also education, labor, agriculture, trade, law, defense, electronic and print media, above all, need the cooperation of our political leaders.

It is impossible to prevent suicide on one's own. Effective suicide prevention measures must be taken, treatment and prevention of mental illness, treatment and prevention of dementia and treatment of drug addiction are important in suicide prevention.

At every level of the state, socially, it is necessary to prevent suicide or attempted suicide at individual level. According to the World Health Organization 'Mental Health Strategy 2013-2020', member countries are committed to preventing 10 percent suicide by 2020.

According to the Sustainable Development Goals 2013, suicide deaths should be brought down to 3.4 .

The following steps should be taken to prevent suicide

1. The availability of suicidal substances such as pesticides, poisons, firearms, sleeping pills should be reduced.

2. The electric, print media should spread the news of suicide with utmost sensitivity and awareness so that others are not encouraged in it.

3. Conducting school-centric suicide awareness or prevention programs.

4. Policy on control and control of drugs such as alcohol, cannabis etc.

5. Provide rapid diagnosis and treatment of mentally ill or intoxicated patients.

6. Demonstrate intense emotion or correct diagnosis and treatment of long-term pain.

7. Arrange for training of health workers for proper monitoring and treatment of suicidal behavior.

8. Arrange for appropriate follow-up and social assistance to patients who have attempted suicide.

9. Timely suicide registration and regular monitoring are effective ways to prevent suicide at the national level.

In the end

Suicide is a behavior that results in the end of life. With a little caution, a little empathy can save a person's life. We all need to know that suicide is not a contagious disease, it is not caused by a genie. Suicide is an unwanted behavior, which is preventable. Let's all fight suicide together and say yes to life.