TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Farmers' Suicides and Psychosocial Intervention
JO  - Psychology and developing societies
A1  - Vindhya, U.
A1  - Swain, S.
A1  - Kapse, P.
A1  - Sule, N.
SP  - 104
EP  - 124
VL  - 34
IS  - 1
N2  - Farmers' suicides in India, exemplifying the agrarian crisis, have been a contemporary cause of grave concern. The Vidarbha Psychosocial Support and Care Program (VPSCP) in western India is an example of a psychosocial intervention being implemented to address the psychological consequences of adverse circumstances triggered by the agrarian distress of farmers through a multi-pronged strategy of delivery of mental health care services to those in need dovetailed with livelihood/employment support schemes. This article, which forms part of a larger evaluation carried out on the impact and effectiveness of the VPSCP, focuses primarily on the process and functioning of the programme; its strengths and challenges through the perspectives of key stakeholders; and perceptions of psychosocial stress in the community. Although firmer linkages with the government health care programme and with employment support/welfare schemes is needed, the VPSCP can be taken as a viable template for the integration of socio-economic determinants and mental health concerns in the agrarian context in order to reduce the incidence of suicide. © 2022 SAGE Publications.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0971-3336
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09713336221083048
ID  - ref1
ER  -