spandan’s survey · 2018. 9. 6. · ms. aparajitha chandelkar intern at spandan symbiosis center...
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ppt.cdrSPANDAN’S SURVEY
F I N D I N G S . R E S U L T S . A N A L Y S I S . S C O P E
INTRODUCTION
SPANDAN Life Moves on… is an initiative of Lakshya Child Development Center, Indore. Spandan is an effort to preventthe rise of suicides in our state. This initiative was launched by renowned psychologist Mrs. Maya Bohra along with a team of psychologists, psychiatrists and lay counselors in Madhya Pradesh. The organization works on mental health awareness, suicide prevention and awareness. Awareness program is conducted through various awareness campaigns, seminars and events. For the purpose of suicide prevention, the organization runs a 24x7 helpline number which offers free of cost telephonic and individual counseling to individuals in distress. Till date, Spandan has saved more than 670 lives on the verge of suicide.
A small scale survey was conducted among the 17-50 year old male and female inidividuals living in the state of Madhya Pradesh to understand the level of awareness about mental health and suicide. In order to work towards awareness for the same, it is imperative to understand the people’s belief on myths and facts related the subject. Thus, the objective of the survey was to understand people’s view about mental health and to analyze how many suicide-related myths could be decoded. Therefore the form was divided into two parts, the first being general mental health awareness and the second being suicide related myths. Data was collected through an online form and through paper based forms. The survey was taken by 1,659 individuals.
The survey was designed and conducted by Ms. Aparajitha Chandelkar, Ms. Isha Bardia, Ms. Shikha Bohra, Ms. Rachna Chitnis, Ms. Prachi Bohra, and Ms. Ritika Sharma under the guidance of Ms. Maya Bohra – Rehabilitation and Counseling Psychologist.
While the people generally articulated some amount of awareness regarding mental health and accepted that it is a stigmatized topic in the society that needs to be spoken about, most of the individuals reported being unaware about the Govt. policy related to mental health. A substantial percentage of the individuals who took the survey showed beliefs in the myths related to suicide. It can be safely stated that most people are unaware about the facts related to suicide. Hence, there is a huge need for awareness about mental health and suicide in the state.
This year, the organization aims to conduct a specific study with the student population of the state and measure their understanding of the topic.
THE TEAM The survey was designed and conducted under the
guidance of Ms. Maya Bohra – Rehabilitation and Counseling Psychologist by the following team members.
Ms. Aparajitha Chandelkar Intern at Spandan Symbiosis Center for Media & Communication
Ms. Isha Bardia Life member, Spandan Psychology Student
Ms. Shikha Bohra Life member, Spandan Educationist
Ms. Rachna Chitnis Counselor
Ms. Ritika Sharma Intern at Spandan Shri Vaishnav Vidhyapeeth Vishwavidyalaya
Ms. Prachi Bohra Life member, Spandan Psychology Student
Mr. Praveen Parmar Research Analyst
METHODOLOGY
Survey Type Descriptive and qualitative research. Executed in two parts: Part A – General Awareness and Part B – Suicide
Sample Size
1,659
Part A consists seven questions. Question 1 and 2 are qualitative in nature regarding awareness about mental health having four options each. Question 3 is about the stigma attached to mental health with 5 points likert scale. Question 4 to 7th are qualitative in nature.
Part B consists eight questions. Question 6 is qualitative in nature and remaining are with likert scale of 5 points.
Survey Population Age Group - 17-50 years Gender - Male and Female Locality - Madhya Pradesh Type - Urban, rural and mostly literate people.
Survey Area Physical Public Places Railway Station Bus Station
Digital All over Madhya Pradesh
Data Collection Via Digital Google Forms in Both Languages Hindi as well as English
Via Printed copies of Survey Questionnaire in Both Languages Hindi as well as English
Language HINDI & ENGLISH
THE RESULTS
PART A
Questions related with Awarenss of Mental Well Being
PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING
SOCIAL WELL BEING
EMOTIONAL WELL BEING
ALL OF ABOVE
79% PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT MENTAL WELL BEING.
79.3%
02. Awareness of mental health policy implemented by govt
13% AWARE
The above graph shows that
50% people are not aware about the mental health policy implemented by the government, while 25% are not sure.
03. Stigma attached to mental health
STRONGLY DISAGREE
DISAGREE NEUTRAL AGREE STRONGLY AGREE
5.1% 6.3% 13% 48.4% 27.2%
79% 79% PEOPLE AGREE WITH THE STATEMENT ‘THERE IS A STIGMA ATTACHED TO MENTAL HEALTH’. ONLY 11% PEOPLE DISAGREE WITH THE STATEMENT
04. How the stigma attached to mental health can be reduced
61% PEOPLE THINK THE STIGMA ATTACHED TO MENTAL HEALTH CAN BE REDUCED BY GOVERNMENT EFFORTS AND EDUCATING PEOPLE ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH.
BY GOVERNMENT EFFORTS
BY EDUCATING PEOPLE
ISSUES LIKE THIS SHOULD NOT BE DISCUSSED
6.3% 27.7% 61.4%
YES
11.5%
34% PEOPLE TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH OPENLY. WHILE ONLY 11.5% PEOPLE TALK DEPENDING UPON SITUATION
SOMETIMES
06. Better to distance from a person with mental illness
YES 7.8%
57.6%
58% PEOPLE THINK IT IS NOT BETTER TO DISTANCE FROM A PERSON WITH MENTAL ILLNESS.
07. Comfortable while seeking help from counsellor
43% OF PEOPLE STATE FEELING COMFORTABLE IN SEEKING HELP FROM A COUNSELOR/PSYCHOLOGIST.
ONLY PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS NEED PSYCHOLOGIST/ COUNSELLOR
CERTAIN LEVEL OF DISCOMFORT WILL BE THERE
I WILL BE COMFORTABLE BUT HIDE IT FROM THE PEOPLE AROUND ME
VERY COMFORTABLE
Questions related with Suicide
STRONGLY DISAGREE
28.8%
11.9%
20.7%
14%
24.6%
41% PEOPLE DO NOT THINK THAT PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS/ COWARDS COMMIT SUICIDE WHILE 35% AGREE WITH THE STATEMENT.
02. Person who has decided to end his/her life can be helped
STRONGLY DISAGREE
3.6%
6.0%
9.5%
41.8%
39.2%
81% PEOPLE AGREE WITH THE STATEMENT THAT A PERSON WHO HAS DECIDED TO END HIS/HER LIFE CAN BE HELPED.
03. Reminding a suicidal person about his/her family suffering post suicide
will stop one from committing the act
STRONGLY DISAGREE
DISAGREE NEUTRAL AGREE STRONGLY AGREE
3.3% 10.5% 20.3% 45.1% 20.9%
66% PEOPLE THINK REMINDING A SUICIDAL PERSON ABOUT HIS/HER FAMILY SUFFERING POST SUICIDE WILL STOP ONE FROM COMMITTING THE ACT.
04. Talking about suicide will increase the person's suicidal tendency
STRONGLY DISAGREE
DISAGREE NEUTRAL AGREE STRONGLY AGREE
7% 26.7% 25% 28% 13.3%
34% PEOPLE DISAGREE TO THE FACT THAT TALKING ABOUT SUICIDE WILL INCREASE THE PERSON'S SUICIDAL TENDENCY
05. Suicide is an instantaneous decision
STRONGLY DISAGREE
DISAGREE AGREE
STRONGLY AGREE
33% PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT SUICIDE IS NOT AN INSTANTANEOUS DECISION.
06. After failing in attempt of suicide the person will not try it again
TRUE. THE PERSON WILL KNOW THE RISK HENCE WILL NOT TRY AGAIN.
FALSE. THE PERSON WILL PLAN THE NEXT ATTEMPT MORE CAREFULLY.
TRUE. THE PERSON WILL GET SCARED AND WILL NOT ATTEMPT.
DON'T KNOW ?
33.7%
31%
13.9%
21.3%
31% PEOPLE THINK THAT AFTER FAILED ATTEMPT OF SUICIDE, THE PERSON WILL PLAN THE NEXT ATTEMPT MORE CAREFULLY
07. Someone who talks of committing suicide is only
seeking attention
STRONGLY DISAGREE
DISAGREE AGREE
STRONGLY AGREE
22.7%
10%
NEUTRAL13.5%
32.4%
21.3%
54% PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT SOMEONE WHO TALKS TO COMMITTING SUICIDE IS ONLY SEEKING ATTENTION.
08. A person who has witnessed a suicide in the family will never
think of committing suicide
62% PEOPLE AGREE AGREE WITH THE STATEMENT THAT A PERSON WHO HAS WITNESSED A SUICIDE IN THE FAMILY WILL NEVER THINK OF COMMITTING SUICIDE.
STRONGLY DISAGREE
Mental
Forward
Afraid
Afraid
Making
FACTS ABOUT SUICIDE
Only 10-12% of suicides are due to mental illness. Behind majority of suicides, factors other than mental illness are responsible
like unemployment, failure, guilt, exam stress, breakup, divorce etc.
A person committing suicide doesn’t want to end his/her life; one just want to end his/her sufferings. Thus, we can help them if we take right actions at the
right time.
Reminding a suicidal person about family’s suffering post their suicide will not stop them from committing suicide. It will only increase their stress level and
chances of committing suicide will definitely increase.
Talking about suicide to those who have suicidal thoughts will not provoke suicidal tendency instead it will us know their reason behind such thoughts.
Suicide is not an instantaneous decision. A person committing suicide gives a lot of warning signs before committing suicide, which we usually ignore.
After a failed attempt of suicide the person will plan more effective ways of committing suicide next time.
The person who talks about suicide is not always seeking attention; they may be severely depressed and require urgent professional help. There are very few
instances/cases of attention seeking.
Research has shown that there are more chances of having suicidal thoughts (which then become the act) if a person had witnessed a suicide in their family.
BE ALERT. YOUR AWARENESS CAN SAVE A LIFE.
SCOPE & LIMITATIONS
The scope of the survey can be further extended by choosing
• Larger Audience Group
• Age Specific Audience
• Gender specific Audience
• Different Geographical Location or Pan India
In order to work towards MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS & SUICIDE, it is imperative to understand the people’s belief on myths and facts related the
subject. Based on which the Scope of survey can be expanded by Government/ NGOs.
SPANDAN’S SURVEY FINDINGS STRONGLY SUGGESTS IMMEDIATE ACTION ON
SPREADING AWARENESS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH BY PRIVATE BODIES &
GOVERNMENT.
A - 72 -73, , , , , , . . 452 009
Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
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F I N D I N G S . R E S U L T S . A N A L Y S I S . S C O P E
INTRODUCTION
SPANDAN Life Moves on… is an initiative of Lakshya Child Development Center, Indore. Spandan is an effort to preventthe rise of suicides in our state. This initiative was launched by renowned psychologist Mrs. Maya Bohra along with a team of psychologists, psychiatrists and lay counselors in Madhya Pradesh. The organization works on mental health awareness, suicide prevention and awareness. Awareness program is conducted through various awareness campaigns, seminars and events. For the purpose of suicide prevention, the organization runs a 24x7 helpline number which offers free of cost telephonic and individual counseling to individuals in distress. Till date, Spandan has saved more than 670 lives on the verge of suicide.
A small scale survey was conducted among the 17-50 year old male and female inidividuals living in the state of Madhya Pradesh to understand the level of awareness about mental health and suicide. In order to work towards awareness for the same, it is imperative to understand the people’s belief on myths and facts related the subject. Thus, the objective of the survey was to understand people’s view about mental health and to analyze how many suicide-related myths could be decoded. Therefore the form was divided into two parts, the first being general mental health awareness and the second being suicide related myths. Data was collected through an online form and through paper based forms. The survey was taken by 1,659 individuals.
The survey was designed and conducted by Ms. Aparajitha Chandelkar, Ms. Isha Bardia, Ms. Shikha Bohra, Ms. Rachna Chitnis, Ms. Prachi Bohra, and Ms. Ritika Sharma under the guidance of Ms. Maya Bohra – Rehabilitation and Counseling Psychologist.
While the people generally articulated some amount of awareness regarding mental health and accepted that it is a stigmatized topic in the society that needs to be spoken about, most of the individuals reported being unaware about the Govt. policy related to mental health. A substantial percentage of the individuals who took the survey showed beliefs in the myths related to suicide. It can be safely stated that most people are unaware about the facts related to suicide. Hence, there is a huge need for awareness about mental health and suicide in the state.
This year, the organization aims to conduct a specific study with the student population of the state and measure their understanding of the topic.
THE TEAM The survey was designed and conducted under the
guidance of Ms. Maya Bohra – Rehabilitation and Counseling Psychologist by the following team members.
Ms. Aparajitha Chandelkar Intern at Spandan Symbiosis Center for Media & Communication
Ms. Isha Bardia Life member, Spandan Psychology Student
Ms. Shikha Bohra Life member, Spandan Educationist
Ms. Rachna Chitnis Counselor
Ms. Ritika Sharma Intern at Spandan Shri Vaishnav Vidhyapeeth Vishwavidyalaya
Ms. Prachi Bohra Life member, Spandan Psychology Student
Mr. Praveen Parmar Research Analyst
METHODOLOGY
Survey Type Descriptive and qualitative research. Executed in two parts: Part A – General Awareness and Part B – Suicide
Sample Size
1,659
Part A consists seven questions. Question 1 and 2 are qualitative in nature regarding awareness about mental health having four options each. Question 3 is about the stigma attached to mental health with 5 points likert scale. Question 4 to 7th are qualitative in nature.
Part B consists eight questions. Question 6 is qualitative in nature and remaining are with likert scale of 5 points.
Survey Population Age Group - 17-50 years Gender - Male and Female Locality - Madhya Pradesh Type - Urban, rural and mostly literate people.
Survey Area Physical Public Places Railway Station Bus Station
Digital All over Madhya Pradesh
Data Collection Via Digital Google Forms in Both Languages Hindi as well as English
Via Printed copies of Survey Questionnaire in Both Languages Hindi as well as English
Language HINDI & ENGLISH
THE RESULTS
PART A
Questions related with Awarenss of Mental Well Being
PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING
SOCIAL WELL BEING
EMOTIONAL WELL BEING
ALL OF ABOVE
79% PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT MENTAL WELL BEING.
79.3%
02. Awareness of mental health policy implemented by govt
13% AWARE
The above graph shows that
50% people are not aware about the mental health policy implemented by the government, while 25% are not sure.
03. Stigma attached to mental health
STRONGLY DISAGREE
DISAGREE NEUTRAL AGREE STRONGLY AGREE
5.1% 6.3% 13% 48.4% 27.2%
79% 79% PEOPLE AGREE WITH THE STATEMENT ‘THERE IS A STIGMA ATTACHED TO MENTAL HEALTH’. ONLY 11% PEOPLE DISAGREE WITH THE STATEMENT
04. How the stigma attached to mental health can be reduced
61% PEOPLE THINK THE STIGMA ATTACHED TO MENTAL HEALTH CAN BE REDUCED BY GOVERNMENT EFFORTS AND EDUCATING PEOPLE ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH.
BY GOVERNMENT EFFORTS
BY EDUCATING PEOPLE
ISSUES LIKE THIS SHOULD NOT BE DISCUSSED
6.3% 27.7% 61.4%
YES
11.5%
34% PEOPLE TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH OPENLY. WHILE ONLY 11.5% PEOPLE TALK DEPENDING UPON SITUATION
SOMETIMES
06. Better to distance from a person with mental illness
YES 7.8%
57.6%
58% PEOPLE THINK IT IS NOT BETTER TO DISTANCE FROM A PERSON WITH MENTAL ILLNESS.
07. Comfortable while seeking help from counsellor
43% OF PEOPLE STATE FEELING COMFORTABLE IN SEEKING HELP FROM A COUNSELOR/PSYCHOLOGIST.
ONLY PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS NEED PSYCHOLOGIST/ COUNSELLOR
CERTAIN LEVEL OF DISCOMFORT WILL BE THERE
I WILL BE COMFORTABLE BUT HIDE IT FROM THE PEOPLE AROUND ME
VERY COMFORTABLE
Questions related with Suicide
STRONGLY DISAGREE
28.8%
11.9%
20.7%
14%
24.6%
41% PEOPLE DO NOT THINK THAT PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS/ COWARDS COMMIT SUICIDE WHILE 35% AGREE WITH THE STATEMENT.
02. Person who has decided to end his/her life can be helped
STRONGLY DISAGREE
3.6%
6.0%
9.5%
41.8%
39.2%
81% PEOPLE AGREE WITH THE STATEMENT THAT A PERSON WHO HAS DECIDED TO END HIS/HER LIFE CAN BE HELPED.
03. Reminding a suicidal person about his/her family suffering post suicide
will stop one from committing the act
STRONGLY DISAGREE
DISAGREE NEUTRAL AGREE STRONGLY AGREE
3.3% 10.5% 20.3% 45.1% 20.9%
66% PEOPLE THINK REMINDING A SUICIDAL PERSON ABOUT HIS/HER FAMILY SUFFERING POST SUICIDE WILL STOP ONE FROM COMMITTING THE ACT.
04. Talking about suicide will increase the person's suicidal tendency
STRONGLY DISAGREE
DISAGREE NEUTRAL AGREE STRONGLY AGREE
7% 26.7% 25% 28% 13.3%
34% PEOPLE DISAGREE TO THE FACT THAT TALKING ABOUT SUICIDE WILL INCREASE THE PERSON'S SUICIDAL TENDENCY
05. Suicide is an instantaneous decision
STRONGLY DISAGREE
DISAGREE AGREE
STRONGLY AGREE
33% PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT SUICIDE IS NOT AN INSTANTANEOUS DECISION.
06. After failing in attempt of suicide the person will not try it again
TRUE. THE PERSON WILL KNOW THE RISK HENCE WILL NOT TRY AGAIN.
FALSE. THE PERSON WILL PLAN THE NEXT ATTEMPT MORE CAREFULLY.
TRUE. THE PERSON WILL GET SCARED AND WILL NOT ATTEMPT.
DON'T KNOW ?
33.7%
31%
13.9%
21.3%
31% PEOPLE THINK THAT AFTER FAILED ATTEMPT OF SUICIDE, THE PERSON WILL PLAN THE NEXT ATTEMPT MORE CAREFULLY
07. Someone who talks of committing suicide is only
seeking attention
STRONGLY DISAGREE
DISAGREE AGREE
STRONGLY AGREE
22.7%
10%
NEUTRAL13.5%
32.4%
21.3%
54% PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT SOMEONE WHO TALKS TO COMMITTING SUICIDE IS ONLY SEEKING ATTENTION.
08. A person who has witnessed a suicide in the family will never
think of committing suicide
62% PEOPLE AGREE AGREE WITH THE STATEMENT THAT A PERSON WHO HAS WITNESSED A SUICIDE IN THE FAMILY WILL NEVER THINK OF COMMITTING SUICIDE.
STRONGLY DISAGREE
Mental
Forward
Afraid
Afraid
Making
FACTS ABOUT SUICIDE
Only 10-12% of suicides are due to mental illness. Behind majority of suicides, factors other than mental illness are responsible
like unemployment, failure, guilt, exam stress, breakup, divorce etc.
A person committing suicide doesn’t want to end his/her life; one just want to end his/her sufferings. Thus, we can help them if we take right actions at the
right time.
Reminding a suicidal person about family’s suffering post their suicide will not stop them from committing suicide. It will only increase their stress level and
chances of committing suicide will definitely increase.
Talking about suicide to those who have suicidal thoughts will not provoke suicidal tendency instead it will us know their reason behind such thoughts.
Suicide is not an instantaneous decision. A person committing suicide gives a lot of warning signs before committing suicide, which we usually ignore.
After a failed attempt of suicide the person will plan more effective ways of committing suicide next time.
The person who talks about suicide is not always seeking attention; they may be severely depressed and require urgent professional help. There are very few
instances/cases of attention seeking.
Research has shown that there are more chances of having suicidal thoughts (which then become the act) if a person had witnessed a suicide in their family.
BE ALERT. YOUR AWARENESS CAN SAVE A LIFE.
SCOPE & LIMITATIONS
The scope of the survey can be further extended by choosing
• Larger Audience Group
• Age Specific Audience
• Gender specific Audience
• Different Geographical Location or Pan India
In order to work towards MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS & SUICIDE, it is imperative to understand the people’s belief on myths and facts related the
subject. Based on which the Scope of survey can be expanded by Government/ NGOs.
SPANDAN’S SURVEY FINDINGS STRONGLY SUGGESTS IMMEDIATE ACTION ON
SPREADING AWARENESS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH BY PRIVATE BODIES &
GOVERNMENT.
A - 72 -73, , , , , , . . 452 009
Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
202