SUICIDE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION
Conscientization
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INTRODUCTION
The concept of Conscientization is linked with the work of ‘Paulo
Friere’ and especially his ‘pedagogy of the oppressed’. The definition given by
Paulo Freire in his ‘cultured action for freedom’ is that , Conscientization
refers to the process in which men are not mere recipients but as
learning subjects achieve a deepening awareness both of the socio cultural
reality which shapes their lives and of their capacity to transform that
reality. Conscientization means to give conscious awareness to people on certain
issues that need urgent improvement. The objective of Conscientization is to
power the knowledge by facilitating a learning process that would develop
critical awareness. It also aims at developing a critical awareness that
individuals can take action against the oppressive elements of reality.
Conscientization is needed in the social life of the people.
I conducted a Conscientization programe for the plus one commerce
students of G.H.S.S Palayamkunnu to give awareness about suicide and its
prevention. Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one’s own death. It is
sometimes a way for people to escape pain or suffering. Every suicide is a
tragedy that affects families, Communities and entire countries and has long
lasting effects on the people left behind. Suicide is a serious public health
problem, however suicides are preventable with timely, evidence based and often
low cost interventions. Through this program I aimed to give them awareness
about suicide, its causes and measures to overcome such tendencies.
NEED AND SIGNIFICANCE
Conscientization conveys the idea of developing, strengthening and
changing consciousness. Nowadays various social evils are increasing day by
day. No one is secured in this world. Conscientization is needed so that people
who remain silent in this society against social evils may be made aware of the
reality and their capacity to react to it. Suicides are more common in children
between the age of 10 and 18 years. Family pressure, Exam pressure, parental
abuse, Sexual harassment are some of the prominent causes that haunt children
of India ultimately forcing them into taking their own lives.
Suicides are preventable. There are a numbers of measures that can be
taken to prevent suicides and suicide attempts and therefore I made
Conscientization on this topic to give awareness among students.
OBJECTIVES
- To create an awareness about suicide
tendencies and its measures to overcome such tendencies.
- To make people aware of problems like exam
fear, Sexual harassment etc.
- To impart knowledge on how to overcome mental
pressure.
- To make people realize their own Value. PROCEDURE
In the next slide, I show some causes of suicide. Some of them are
Depression, Drug or alcohol abuse, Personality disorder, Physical disorders and
also psychological factors like, exam failure, Sexual abuse, financial
problems, marital problems etc. Then I also explained common signs of suicidal
person some of them are always talking about suicide, drastic change in
personality, apathy to the future, increased use of alcohol, isolation, lack of
appetite etc.
Then I explained how to overcome suicidal thoughts. Some of them are
counselling, meditation, yoga, talking to friends, distracting ourselves by
doing activities we enjoyed most and also include positive activities in our
life. After that I show some pictures of students who committed suicide due to
discrimination of teachers, love failure, exam failure, and suicide by a girl
as she was not able to attend online classes. Students recognize them.
Then I told them, majority students in your age commit suicide due to
failure in exam, low marks or due to denied admission in schools etc. Then I
present a video that summarizes failure as the stepping stone to success. For
that I show the previous life of Legends.
The Students carefully listened and observed the class and presentation.
After the Programme the students evaluated the class and explained their
opinion about how effective the class was.
IMPACT
After the awareness class students were asked to express their opinion
regarding the class and tell what they received after learning about the topic.
At first Lakshmi expressed her opinion. She said that the class was
effective and they were able to know more about the steps to be taken when
there occurs a painful situation. Then Fatima expressed her opinion that the
class was interesting and effective. She told that she don’t like suicide. She
faces all the situations with coverage and shares all her feelings to her
mother. Students showed positive responses in the class. It was the first
awareness class made by me and overall the class was good.
Most of the people have education but among them most of them don’t know
what to do when a problem occurs. Conscientization is the critical awareness of
social evils. This is very important in this present situation. I hope the
awareness class made by me gave me an opportunity to build coverage among
students to react in every situation. Anyway it was a nice experience for me.
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