Maithri participated in Space 09, a two day seminar conducted by the Department of Health and Social Welfare, Govt. of Kerala, on Sep 17 and 18. The aim of the seminar was to better understand the risk factors and to evolve strategic plans for effective intervention in the area of increasing suicides among adolescents and children. The two day seminar was organized jointly with UNICEF and NIMHANS, Bangalore involving stakeholders from departments of health, social welfare, education, local self government, media and NGOs.
As an NGO that has been working in the area of suicide prevention for the past 14 years, Maithri shared its experiences, especially with respect to the outreach programmes it has conducted among the school children of Ernakulam. Maithri's work, and its contributions to the deriving of the action plan, were appreciated by the organizers. We hope to continue working with the Government in realising the action plan on the ground.
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