Guest guest Posted October 2, 2004 Report Share Posted October 2, 2004 > > > Dr Anuradha Bose of the Christian medical College in Vellore, India, > > > said in a study in the Lancet Medical Journal, that family conflicts, > > > domestic violence, failed romances and mental illness have pushed the > > > suicide rate of young people in southern India to the highest in the > > > world. Suicide accounts for one-half to three-quarters of all deaths > > > in young women and quarter of deaths in young men in the region. > > > Suicide is a leading cause of death in 15-19 year olds worldwide. In > > > 2000, an estimated 815,00 young people worldwide took their own lives. > > > > is there a web page that gives the suicide rates of different countries > > and age groups around the world? I think this is an area that ISKCON can > > be active in, ie. suicide prevention. We are totally against suicide > > and have scientific vedic information what happens when someone commits > > suicide which might help people to avoid this negative option to solve > > problems. > > We are also having many suicides in ISKCON. How do we prevent that? > > your humble servant, > > Isvara dasa. I think percentage wise we are doing better, but if we have a unit for anti-suicide we can serve our internal needs as well. Srila Prabhupada said charity begins at home. Yours in service, Jayapataka Swami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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