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Jeevan, the well-known suicide prevention centre in Jamshedpur that is also a wing of Chennai-based Befrienders India, is now getting in touch with private city schools to host sessions with parents.

The outfit is drafting letters to schools to host sessions with parents and will hold them once final and board exams are over in March.

Happy that the suicide rate of students in Jamshedpur, academically an extremely competitive city till Class XII, has come down from 21.7 per cent of all suicides in 2010 to 6.6 per cent in 2015, Jeevan, which so far counselled students, now wants to widen its ambit and target parents for counselling.

"Of the 197 suicides in 2015, only 13 were students, said M. Ram, Jeevan's founder member. "While we are happy that the numbers of young people taking the extreme step are down, all of us must remember that each of the 13 students who snuffed out their lives last year have left behind shattered families. Since the major responsibility of keeping a child happy and well adjusted is vested with parents and then the school, it is important for guardians to get a perspective from an expert."

Psychiatrists, psychologists and qualified volunteers will host the sessions.

The timing is right, because in the new academic session, parents will learn how to cope with the child's grades. And if the family is awaiting a child's board results, experts tips may help diffuse the tension of expectations.

Acknowledging that students' suicide rates dipped due to collective efforts, Ram praised many schools for appointing counsellors to curb stress.

Ram added they were happy with the recent spurt in Jeevan volunteers, from 25 to 35, including professors and doctors. "It's exam time and our helplines are humming with students feeling nervous or down. We prefer people above 40 for their maturity. Helpline numbers are open from 10am to 6pm," he said.