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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 249-254 |
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An Initiative in Suicide Prevention: Best Practices, Challenges and Lessons Learnt from Nepal
Parbati Shrestha1, Sita Maya Thing Lama2, Rambabu Nepal3
1 Project Coordinator, Program Department, Transcultural Psychosocial Organization, Nepal
2 MA Clinical Supervisor, Program Department, Transcultural Psychosocial Organization, Nepal
3 MA Field Coordinator, Program Department, Transcultural Psychosocial Organization, Nepal
Correspondence Address:
MA Parbati Shrestha
Project Coordinator, Program Department, Transcultural Psychosocial Organization Nepal, Anek marga, Baluwatar, Kathmandu Nepal G.P.O Box 8974/C.P.C. Box 612
Nepal
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/INTV.INTV_11_21
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Suicide is a major problem at the current time in Nepal. Although suicide needs a multisectoral and comprehensive response, it is challenging to work in a community where mental health and psychosocial support are not available or are limited. These challenges are related to the lack of mental health services in the community, lack of awareness and help-seeking behaviours, and interpretation of suicide as a consequence of social problems. Drawing on the local experience of working in the community to the national level, we recommend some best practices on behalf of Transcultural Psychosocial Organization Nepal to overcome these challenges and to improve the outcomes in our mental health and psychosocial support response to the suicide prevention programme.
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