Community-based suicide prevention programme by NIMHANS to be expanded across Bengaluru South

Published on 5/20/2026, 4:02:44 PM

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A community-based suicide prevention programme piloted in Karnataka’s Channapatna taluk is set to be expanded across the entire Bengaluru South following encouraging results from a three-year intervention led by NIMHANS.
The expansion of Project SURAKSHA was announced on Wednesday by the NIMHANS Suicide Prevention, Research, Implementation Training and Engagement Centre (N-SPRITE) in collaboration with the Karnataka government and Himalaya Wellness Company.
Launched in 2023 in Channapatna taluk, the programme is described by NIMHANS as India’s first sustained community-based suicide prevention initiative.
It was developed in line with the Suicide Prevention Strategy, 2022, and the World Health Organization’s LIVE LIFE framework.
In all five taluks The project will now be extended to all five taluks of Bengaluru South.

Quick context: A community-based suicide prevention programme piloted in Karnataka’s Channapatna taluk is set to be expanded across the entire Bengaluru South following encouraging results from a three-year intervention led by NIMHANS.

Published May 20, 2026.

📌 Source: The Hindu

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