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Project for Saving Babies |
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| • To
prevent abortion and save unborn babies
by educating the mothers through counseling. |
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| • To
take care of the abandoned babies
due to various reasons. |
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| • To
bring up and educate babies abandoned by
families due to poverty, rape and other
reasons. |
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| • To
provide spiritual and physical support for
those who are struggling through the difficulties
encountered in unexpected and unwanted
pregnancies. |
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| • A
home for the mothers who want to
have secret delivery and to leave
their unwanted babies safely. |
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| Suicide Prevention |
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| Reasons
why you should not suicide: |
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| There are many reasons why
you should not kill yourself. Consider these and seek
the help and support you need to resist any suicidal
urges. |
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| • I
deserve to live and there is somebody who loves
me. |
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| • My
life has value, whether or not I can see it right
now. |
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| • The
abuse I experienced was not my fault. |
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| • I
didn’t choose to be battered. |
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| • Life
is precious. |
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| • My
abusers were and are wrong. |
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| • I
will feel better eventually. |
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| • Each
time I confront my despair I will get stronger. |
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| • If
I die I will never again feel love, trust, or
gratitude. |
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| • If
I die I will never again see kindness and compassion
in another’s eyes. |
| • If
I die I will never again see the sunlight streaming
through the leaves of trees, or a bird take flight,
or feel the warmth of
the sun in winter. |
| • The
seconds do pass and even if it feels like time
has become an unbearable weight, I only have to
endure this second. |
| • I
have already won – I had the resilience,
courage and will to survive. |
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| • I
have the resilience, courage and will to keep
on surviving. |
| • The
will to live is a priceless gift. |
| • My
inner child needs me, she/he has no one else and
her/his need is so great and she/he deserves more
than anyone to be healed
and comforted. |
| • I
owe it to myself to survive. |
| • If
I die I will negate the significance of my suffering
and the incredible endurance I have shown. |
| • I
already have the skills to find my healing path;
I have proven this over and over again. |
| • I
can help fight the scourge of abuse for others.
My survival is a testament. |
| • I
understand the meaning of suffering, and agony
deepens the heart. |
| • I
deserve the peace that will come after this battle
is won, and it will be won. |
| • I
will come to show that even though my abusers
had the power, strength and ruthless cunning,
even though I was a helpless,
innocent, dependent child, I have beaten them. |
| • I
am angry that I have to suffer this pain. |
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| Myths
and Facts about Suicide |
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Myths |
| “ People
who talk about suicide do not commit suicide. ” |
| “ Suicide
happens without warning .” |
| “ Suicidal people
are fully intent on dying. Nothing can stop them. ” |
| “ All suicidal
individuals are mentally ill ” |
| “ Talking
about suicide may give someone the idea. ” |
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Facts |
| The
majority of people who attempt suicide do
or say something to express their intention
before they act. Statements like, “I
wish I was dead” or “ You’ll
be sorry when I’m gone,” are
likely. |
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| Suicidal
persons give many clues and warnings - both
verbal and non-verbal - regarding their
suicidal intentions. |
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| Even
the most severely depressed person has ambivalent
feelings about suicide. Suicidal people
do not want to die, they just want their
pain to end. If allowed to explore their
feelings, with empathy and acceptance, without
intruding into their dignity, most suicidal
people feel that their pain is lessened.
In time, suicidal feelings might dissipate
and the person returns to active life. |
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| Most
people undergoing suicidal feelings are
healthy individuals. They may be upset,
grief-stricken, depressed or despairing,
but are not necessarily suffering from mental
illness. |
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| Openly
addressing the subject shows a willingness
to help and is the first step towards providing
help. Talking with someone about his or
her suicidal feelings that were already
there can lead to a lightening of painful
thoughts. Self-destructive feelings, if
absent, will NOT be introduced just by talking
about suicide. |
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| Facts
about Suicide in Kerala |
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| 1.
Suicide rate in Kerala is consistently high and
almost three times India’s average. |
| 2. In a
day, about 26 persons take their lives - of them 18
are men and 8 are women. |
| 3. From
1995 to 2003, suicide incidence rose by 17.8%; suicide
rate rose by 9.6%. |
| 4. Overall
male-female ratio is 73:27. Male suicide rate rising
since 1996. |
| 5. Significant
variation among districts - Idukki tops in suicide proneness. |
| 6. Eight districts
register suicide rates higher than state average - These
are Idukki, Wayanad,Kollam, Thrissur, Palakkad,
Thiruvananthapuram, Pathanamthitta and Kannur. |
| 7. 80%
of suicidal deaths in Kerala take place among the age
group of 15-59 yrs. |
| 8. As many
as 106 suicidal deaths among children below 14 years. |
| 9. Suicide
proneness among elder persons is acute. |
| 10. Among
children below 14 years, incidence among girls exceeds
that among boys. |
11. Suicide
proneness is high among young women of the age
group 15-29 yrs. Male-Female
ratio
for that age group is 58:42 (overall ratio is
70:30) |
12. Middle
aged men of 45-59 yrs too are highly suicide prone.
Male-Female ratio for that age
group
is 77:23. |
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