Conversations play key role in preventing suicides, says psychiatrist

Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences Vice-Chancellor P. Chandrasekhar, along with others, during a press conference in Vijayawada on Monday. | Photo Credit: G.N. RAO

Stating that a conversation can go a long way in preventing suicides, EASE-A.P. Medical Director and Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Aparna Vuppala said, “It is high time we overcome the stigma around mental health and start a conversation about it.”

EASE—Emotional Assessment of Students by Educators—is an initiative being implemented across the State to identify mental stress and emotional difficulties among medical students at an early stage and to help them receive timely support before problems become severe.