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outlive

Suicide is the leading cause of death among young people aged 15-29 in India. Suicide is a result of different factors which affect a young person’s well-being. While there is no one cause of youth suicides, there are many ways to prevent it.

Outlive is a youth suicide prevention program led by the Centre for Mental Health Law & Policy, Indian Law Society (CMHLP, ILS) in collaboration with its partners Sangath and Quicksand Design Studio. Launched in the year 2020, Outlive addresses urban youth suicides in India by engaging youth (aged 18-24) with experiences of suicide/self-harm, distress or mental health problems.
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talking about suicide is the first step to preventing suicide

A collection of real stories of youth in India, collected as short films and text interviews.

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stories
On the outside I was successful, but I was struggling with suicidal thoughts

Sanya, 28

Mental Health Depression Self- Love Social Support Therapy
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stories
Living with Self-Harm: Adrija's Journey of Survival

Adrija, 29

Mental Health Depression Self- Harm
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Suicide felt like my escape from a bad situation, but therapy saved me

Meghna, 32

Mental Health Trauma Social Support Therapy Medication Depression Toxic workplace
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interventions

youth advocacy

Outlive's Youth Advocacy for Suicide Prevention Fellowship empowers young people to drive systemic change by engaging policy makers on youth suicide prevention in their communities.

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interventions

peer support

Outlive is training a network of youth volunteers to provide chat-based emotional peer support to youth who are in distress or having thoughts of ending their lives.

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public
engagement

Outlive shares personal stories by youth, creates multimedia resources, and conducts youth-focused public events, awareness workshops and social media campaigns to build dialogue on suicide prevention and break stigma.

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Testimonials

I liked how it catered a space for open discussion encompassing different areas that make up to being a good facilitators and how it involved very thorough feedbacks for everyone to improve upon. Both the facilitators were understanding and empathetic as well as motivated us to do better throughout the course of our training. They successfully embodied how we should be as facilitators while creating safe spaces to have an open channel of communication - Peer supporters training feedback
This program helped me to look past the preconceived notions and misinformation regarding suicide prevention and gain an evidence based understanding of the struggles and factors affecting suicide especially in young adults. The facilitators were very knowledgeable and created a safe space for the supporters to ask questions and resolve doubts. The in-depth approach really helped me imbibe the training given and use it effectively - Peer supporters training feedback
For me it was an eye-opener about how mental health is connected to suicide - YASP fellowsfeedback
I feellll greattttt.....I loved it...It helped me so much...especially the person was very helpful :D - Support seekers
The workshops were engaging, and the team was very open. I got to earn alot from the other mentors and the collaborative process really added to the learning. The workshops provided structure and a lot of clarity for the project and the expectations and now I am eager to take this forward - Peer supporters training feedback
I learnt how to be more empathetic and also got a real picture of how events can affect individuals. It's hard to accept when one hasn't experienced similar events, but the impact can be detrimental, and in those times it's important to reach out to a safe space. Outlive does that - Peer supporter Volunteering feedback

contact &
contribute

If you’d like to volunteer, or have queries, suggestions, or collaborations in mind, reach out to us at [email protected]

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A weekly newsletter to update you about events, interventions, and resources we’ve developed for preventing youth suicides in India.

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Understand suicide to prevent suicide. Read about our poster campaign for colleges and universities.
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Anonymous chat-based peer support for youth in distress or having thoughts of suicide at https://chat.outlive.in.

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