Youth suicide in India

Youth suicide in India is when young Indian people deliberately end their own life. People aged 15 to 24 years have the highest suicide rate in India, which is consistent with international trends in youth suicide.[1] 35% of recorded suicides in India occur in this age group.[1] Risk factors and methods of youth suicide differ from those in other age groups.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b c Gupta, Snehil; Basera, Devendra (2021-09-10). "Youth Suicide in India: A Critical Review and Implication for the National Suicide Prevention Policy". OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying. 88 (1): 245–273. doi:10.1177/00302228211045169. ISSN 0030-2228. PMID 34505537. S2CID 237472389.
  2. ^ Accidental deaths & suicides in India 2019. New Delhi: National Crime Records Bureau. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.