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Resources
Suicide
Statistics
1. Kerala
Suicide Statistics
2. India
Suicide Statistics
3. Global
Suicide Statistics
Articles on Kerala
Suicide Scenario
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Analysis
of Kerala Suicide Statistics, article by P.O.
George, Social Scientist. (Download
Article in PDF format)
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Suicide
among Women in Kerala, article by P.O.
George, Social Scientist (Download
Article in PDF format)
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Postmortem of the Living, article by Dr.
C J John, Psychiatrist and Founder Director of Maithri describes
the harrowing experiences of a mother who lost her daughter
to suicide.(Download Article
in PDF format)
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Comfort to Suicide Stricken Families: Can the Media Help? article by Dr. C J John. The article addresses
the effects of media coverage on suicides and summarises experts'
recommendations on how to achieve "responsible reporting"
of suicides. (Download
Article in PDF format)
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Family
Murder Suicides in Kerala article by Dr.
CJ John. (Download
Article in PDF format)
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Lest he should kill himself, article by P.O.
George, Social Scientist. He has written a book with the
same title which contain articles on the suicides in Kerala.
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Strengthen the family and prevent
suicide, article by P.O.
George, Social Scientist from his book "Lest he should kill
himself" (Download
Article in PDF format).
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Suicide
Prevention in Kerala: The need to focus on middle-aged and aged
men article by P. Jayakumar & P.O. George, Maithri, Kochi (Download
Article in PDF format).
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The
Manual for Primary Health Care Personnel Handbook developed
by Dr. Lakshmi Vijayakumar (Download
Article in PDF format)
Questionnaire
on Befriending - in Malayalam
"Befriending
Approaches for You" is a questionnaire developed by
Maithri for training general public in suicide prevention.
The questionnaire describes four real life situations where
one comes across of persons undergoing emotional distress. Each
situation provides for three responses and you have to pick
that response which can result in providing emotional support
to the person in distress.
Volunteer
Write-ups
- "Service
with a Difference" article by Nandu describes how he
came across one of Maithri's volunteers and experienced supportive
friendliness. (Download
the article in PDF format).
- "Why
I am a Volunteer with Maithri?", by
Rajesh who describes his motivations
to join Maithri and the satisfaction he draws from being a volunteer. (Download
the article in PDF format)
Useful websites
Kerala State Crime Records Bureau http://www.keralapolice.org/
National Crime Records Bureau http://ncrb.nic.in/
Befrienders India http://www.befriendersindia.org
Befrienders Worldwide http://www.befrienders.org/
Samaritans http://www.samaritans.org
The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) www.med.uio.no/iasp/index
Acknowledgements
Maithri
acknowledges and expresses gratitude towards National Crime
Records Bureau, India , State Crimes Records Bureau, Kerala,
India, Befrienders
India, Befrienders Worldwide and Samaritans for referring their
website for latest information. Maithri expresses gratitude
towards all contributors, especially Dr. C. J. John for his
articles, Sri. P. O. George for his articles and for
permitting to quote his book "Lest he should kill himself" and Dr. Lakshmi Vijayakumar for permitting to quote "Suicide Prevention -
The Manual for Primary Health Care Personnel".
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Privacy Statement
Maithri Kochi insists that those who
are intending to use its befriending service need not reveal
their
personal data, such as name, address, phone number etc: so that
they can remain anonymous. Maithri
Kochi does not demand any such information for providing its
befriending service effectively. The befriending service offered inside the Maithri Kochi
centre is
totally free and any contributions or
gratitude in kind will not be accepted. Whatever communications
made by a person during the
befriending service to the volunteer in the centre will be kept
confidential. Persons who are seeking its befriending service,
are offered simple emotional support with unconditional,
uncritical acceptance and respect. They remain free to make
their own decisions, reject help or break contact. Befriending is not
counselling, neither is it a substitute for medical treatment or
specialised help.
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