Ill-treatment in childhood affects mental health: How to handle it

On September 10 every year, World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is observed to raise awareness that suicide can be prevented. The day is organised by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and co-sponsored by WHO.

World Suicide Prevention Day, how to help someone with suicidal tendencies, World Suicide Prevention Day 2019, indian express — The shame, guilt and trauma of betrayal associated with the abuse, can lead to social isolation and the inability to trust people. (Photo: Getty Images/Thinkstock)

Every 40 seconds, someone loses their life to suicide, says the World Health Organisation, adding that in 2016, suicide was the second leading cause of death among young people aged 15-29 years, after road injury. “Among teenagers aged 15-19 years, suicide was the second leading cause of death among girls (after maternal conditions) and the third leading cause of death in boys (after road injury and interpersonal violence),” it says.