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SNEHA-Working With Suicide (IN: Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Developing Countries: NGO Innovations in India, ed. by V Patel and R Thara)
Vijaykaumar L
This chapter reviews the magnitude of suicide as a social problem in India. India’s prevention centre needs are discussed, with a specific focus on SNEHA, an organization committed to providing support to the distressed & suicidal in Chennai, India. The activities of the group are discussed, & descriptions of their volunteer training workshops & programs in awareness, fundraising, & outreach are provided, along with an overview of their research projects & future goals. (1 ref)