Hans News Service Visakhapatnam

Markingthe ‘World Suicide Prevention Day’, Zilla Parishad High School, Peddaboddepalli, conducted an awareness session on Thursday. During the session, Headmaster Gotteti Ravi emphasised the value of human life and stressed that suicide is never a solution to life’s challenges. Engaging children of various classes, he highlighted the importance of developing emotional resilience, coping mechanisms during adolescence, and fostering hope.

Exhorting students to be saviours, Ravi advised them to identify early warning signs, stay attentive to sensitive people around them, and inform family members and teachers if they see any warning signs of distress in their classmates. He stressed that such alerts aid in timely intervention and prevention of any extreme step.

Highlighting the helpline number 14416, the toll-free number for Tele-MANAS (tele mental health assistance and networking across states), the HM urged the students to seek assistance if any individual is experiencing distress and to save a life before it is too late.