Student Mental Health

The Supreme Court's recent intervention on student mental health is not just another policy directive, it is a lifeline. In issuing 15 binding guidelines for schools, colleges, and coaching centres, the court has directly confronted a crisis that has claimed far too many young lives in recent years.

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The trigger was the heartbreaking death of a NEET aspirant in Vishakhapatnam, who fell from her hostel terrace under suspicious circumstances while undergoing coaching.

In classrooms and coaching centres across India, dreams are nurtured, but too often, so is silent suffering. Last month, the Supreme Court broke that silence. By laying down guidelines to safeguard students' mental health, the court acknowledged a crisis that has stolen far too many young lives and gone unaddressed for too long. Behind the ranks and results we celebrate are young people weighed down by the burden of parental expectation, isolation, and the feeling that they have nowhere to turn.