Does talking about suicide increase the risk of suicides?

If you or someone you know is in distress, please know that help is available. Contact 24/7 toll-free mental health support - Tele MANAS : dial 14416 Or reach out to your nearest mental health professional/facility. To learn more about supportive and preventive interventions for suicide crisis and other mental health conditions, visit “ManoSandesh” playlist available on the official NIMHANS YouTube channel - youtube.com/@NIMHANS. About the Speaker: Dr. V. Senthil Kumar Reddi is a Professor and Head of the Emergency Psychiatry and Acute Care Services, Department of Psychiatry at NIMHANS. His scholarly and clinical pursuits encompass neuropsychiatric disorders, emergency psychiatry, and complex behavioural disorders like suicide prevention. Passionate about accurately delineating various disorders that manifest with psychiatric symptoms and early detection and interventions in suicidality. Dr. Reddi proactively undertakes gatekeeper training of trans-sectoral stakeholders to empower them with skills to prevent suicide in the community. About ManoSandesh video series : ManoSandesh is a video series spread over many episodes to address different mental health conditions to promote awareness and respond to commonly asked questions. This series is conceptualised, coordinated and produced by the Department of Mental Health Education, NIMHANS, Bengaluru. This video is issued in public interest by NIMHANS. About NIMHANS : The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) is an apex institute situated in Bengaluru, India. It strives to deliver high standards of clinical and community care in the fields of mental health and neuro sciences. For more information, visit website: www.nimhans.ac.in/ ManoSandesh Team : • Dr. Latha .K, Associate Professor, Department of Mental Health Education, NIMHANS • Dr. Meena .K.S, Professor & Head, Department of Mental Health Education, NIMHANS • Ms. Smriti Baskar, Program Coordinator, Department of Mental Health Education, NIMHANS • Ms. Shreya Shankar, Fellow, Department of Mental Health Education, NIMHANS Video Production: Ugama Media (www.ugama.co.in/) • Ms. Priya Shankar, Executive Producer • Mr. Nireekshith & Mr. Ruthik Kumar, Camera operators • Mr. Sachin Ebenezer, Video Editor #SupportiveInterventionsForSuicideCrisis #PreventiveInterventionsForSuicideCrisis #MentalHealthEducation #SuicidePrevention #WorldSuicidePreventionDay #SuicidePreventionMonth #MentalHealth #MentalHealthMatters #MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealthSupport #NIMHANS