AGARTALA, Jan 22 (TIWN) : Tripura is no longer a peaceful state nowadays. Tripura ranks first in suicide cases among the states of the Northeast with a smaller population.

Tripura appears to have been a suicide-prone state in the past decade according to the crime record bureau’s figure. Depression, frustration leads to suicide. The leading cause of death among the youth is suicide, and every 40 seconds, there is a death due to suicide.

The pressures are building up and suicide ideation is a reality today. Stigma is also the underlying motive for discrimination — inappropriate or unlawful restrictions on the freedoms of individuals with mental illnesses or suicidal behaviour. Such restrictions can occur at a personal, community or institutional level which makes them difficult to adjust in the mainstream community.