‘Counselling must for better mental health'
"A suicide is actually a disturbed mind killing the body. It is sad that even with the rising number of suicide cases among teens and undergraduate students in educational institutions, universities, colleges, schools, and coaching centres have yet to take concrete steps in addressing the mental well-being of the students," said wellness and mental health coach Subroto Biswas.
He said although the NEP-2020 highlighted the importance of helping students via counselling, and training, little has happened on the ground. "Joint family culture has reduced, and in nuclear families, both parents are working; hence the children don't get the kind of support they need," said renowned academician and Professor Eminence at Lucknow, Prof Nishi Pandey. A member of the All India Association for Educational Research Amita Bajpai, said, "Multiple factors are responsible for the increasing number of suicides in educational institutions.
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