The support group is a forum for survivors to share their experiences in a sensitised environment. By sharing their worries and experiences in a group that is accepting and understanding, the survivors get a chance to heal themselves. Through heart to heart sharing of what worked and what did not through the days or years that followed the suicide, each survivor also helps the others in the group to cope with their bereavement.

"Our mission is to increase awareness for suicide prevention amongst age group of eight years and above, to create mental health resources and encourage troubled and distressed people to seek help," says Adithy, a counseling psychologist and voluntary member of Connecting for last two years. Connecting has suicide survivors, counselors and other volunteers as members who are assisted by personnel from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and the Asian American Suicide Prevention Initiative of Chicago, U.S.A. Connecting has been active in spreading awareness about how to prevent suicide through talks, workshops and other activities and has been reaching out to people who are suicidal through the referral service and in helping survivors of suicide cope with their loss.

"We plan to meet every week to discuss and spread awareness amongst parents and teachers who can be very important when it comes to suicide prevention amongst the young," said Clement D'Souza, Office Coordinator of Connecting.

According to statistics, five per cent of the total suicide committed are by students and members of the younger generation, which is way too high. Damania with her core team of six people runs a counseling and resource centre which has a panel of experts to guide the program. Awareness programs for parents, teachers of schools, college goers, employees of BPOs, housewives, pensioners and other risk categories have been organized by her group.