US Edition'Deeply Distressing': SC Issues Guidelines To Curb Student Suicides Amid Alarming Rise In Cases
INDIA, JUL 26 – The Supreme Court cited 13,044 student suicides in 2022 and mandated mental health policies, trained counselors, and grievance mechanisms across Indian educational institutions.
- On Friday, the Supreme Court of India issued 15 binding guidelines to address rising student suicides, including mandatory mental health support and FIR registration, applicable nationwide.
- Amid alarming trends in student suicides, 170,924 suicides in 2022 highlight a rise from 5,425 in 2001, with a NEET aspirant dying on July 14, 2023 in Visakhapatnam.
- The apex court mandated helpline numbers, including Tele-MANAS, be prominently displayed in hostels, classrooms, and common areas, and all staff undergo mental health training twice annually.
- Amid scrutiny of the initial probe, the Supreme Court quashed the Andhra Pradesh High Court's February 14, 2024 order and transferred the investigation to the CBI, directing the Union government to file a compliance affidavit within 90 days.
- Under the interim framework, the Supreme Court of India has scheduled a compliance hearing on October 27 to monitor implementation of the guidelines until legislation is enacted.
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SC issues pan-India guidelines to protect mental health of students in colleges & coaching centres
Justices Vikram Nath & Sandeep Mehta issued the guidelines, while hearing a petition by the father of a student who died by suicide in Andhra Pradesh, seeking a CBI probe.
·New Delhi, India
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SC lists norms to curb student suicides, protect mental health - The Tribune
The Supreme Court on Friday issued 15-point pan-India binding guidelines to deal with suicides by students in educational institutions and coaching centres as it highlighted “legislative and regulatory vacuum” and lack of a unified framework for prevention, besides rise in mental health issues among them.
·Chandigarh, India
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