What makes India the suicide capital of the world? Did you know that a majority of suicide attempts are made by women, among which housewives figure in large numbers? Mumbai-based Sachin Chitambaran, who started as a volunteer on suicide prevention helplines over a decade ago and now works full-time in the field, talks to us about the importance of mental health, how suicidal ideation works as well as why we need to learn how to listen better and be ready to accept help from others.
The founder of the Connect Hut, Sachin is a passionate mental health advocate with over 13 years of dedicated experience in the field of suicide prevention. Sachin is also Assistant Director of Training and Development at Samaritans Mumbai, a 30-year-old suicide prevention helpline and President of Befrienders India, where he oversees a network of 14 suicide helplines operating nationwide. He also runs his unique Dot Listening workshops.
Timestamps:
00:50 Introduction to Sachin and Connect Hut
07:00 Offering affordable therapy, with free preliminary sessions
09:00 Why it’s important to pick the right therapist
11:40 How Indians listen; good at reading non-verbal cues and intuitive listening
19:38 His “Dot Listening” programme
34:30 Working on the suicide prevention helpline
38:00 Not playing God; “We suffer with our callers”
43:00 India as the suicide capital
52:00 We’re not taught to focus on ourselves; setting boundaries
59:00 Women and mental health; higher suicide attempts by women; endometritis as a trigger in the girl child
01:08:24 Pressure on housewives
01:14:00 Need to build human connection
01:16:52 How suicidal ideation works
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