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> > > 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

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