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Aasra is one of the few 24*7 suicide prevention helpline numbers- 9820466726. With the increase in suicides by 67 percent since the lockdown-We talk to Johnson Thomas about handling 200-250- calls- for help- every day. 1) A surge in the calls during the pandemic 2) What kind of support are people looking for? what are their socio-economic strata? 3) How are the volunteers trained for a year before they can help another human? 4) Can talking prevent a person from taking that action? 5) Increase in child/ teen suicides 6) Couple of things that we as people can do if we have a dear one in such a situation. 7) Why we need to work on our resilience to tackle anything that comes our way! A small note: We at Ep.Log Media along with Metaphysical Lab have successfully produced 50+ episodes covering stories of people battling mental illnesses, to practitioners and mental health activists, the podcast has become a rich source of information on mental health, and also a platform for sharing lived experiences.  We do not wish to dilute the experience and essence of the show with advertisements.
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