Gandhinagar, Nov. 1 -- In a major initiative to safeguard students' mental health and promote their overall well-being, the Gujarat Government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, has introduced new regulations making mental health support and suicide prevention mechanisms mandatory in secondary and higher secondary schools across the state.

The initiative aims to ensure that students' emotional well-being receives as much attention as their academic performance, particularly amid growing examination pressure, competition and other challenges affecting young people.

According to the Gujarat government, under the new provisions, all schools offering Classes 9 to 12 and affiliated with the Gujarat Secondary and Higher ...