Data & Statistics
According to the World Health Organization (2001), mental health disorders are looming ahead, which account for nearly 12 per cent of the global burden of disease. India is one of the most demographically diverse countries, housing about 75.5 million young populations, aged 13-15 years (WHO, 2017). It was noticed that about 6.5 per cent of Indians across age groups are experiencing some sorts of mental as well as behavioral illness and disorders. More than one student commits suicide every hour in India, revealed in the report of NCRB, 2019. Also, it showed that the total number of student suicides in 2016 was 9,478 and continued to grow thereafter, rising to 9,905 in 2017, 10,159 in 2018, and 10,335 in 2019.