The alarming data on suicide rates in the nation, pushes the need to build a national suicide prevention strategy with targeted approaches to vulnerable groups.
According to World Health Organization (WHO), Nepal, in 2012, ranked 7th in the world for highest suicide rate, with 24.9 suicides per 100000 people.
Experts link suicidal tendencies to hopelessness. “When a person is in a bad situation and sees no possibility of improvement, the person is likely to be suicidal,” says psychologist Salonika Neupane.
