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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is the successor to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and is widely known as Agenda 2030, and it should have been attained globally. This study was conducted with an aim to access the knowledge of youth on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to know the awareness on SDGs, to nd out the contributions towards SDGs and to nd out whether any difference exists between gender and age groups with regard to their awareness on SDGs. The study was conducted in three districts of Tamil Nadu and was descriptive in nature. An interview schedule was used as tool of data collection. The total sample size was 628. Four Hundred young boys and girls (School students) in the age group of 11-18 years were selected from the schools by using Simple Random Lottery method. Then, 258 young boys and girls in the age group of 18-25 years were selected from out of schools by using Purposive sampling. The main ndings of the study were, the awareness about SDGs was very low among the respondents. There was no difference between male and female respondents in their ignorance of SDGs. The same is for different age groups. None of the respondents contribute to SDGs mainly due to lack of awareness. It was suggested that the school teachers and PHC staff have crucial roles to play in creating awareness as well as providing SDGs and the services to young people both inside and outside schools

Alcohol addiction has become wide and extensive in today's world and it is one of the haunting task the country faces in the 21st century. There are many treatment models of de-addiction implemented in various centers of de-addiction which includes group therapy, family therapy, and behavioral therapy. However, spiritual counselling approach is not given its importance though it signicantly helps in de-addiction treatment. This study focuses on the effectiveness of spiritual counselling as a mode of intervention on persons addicted to alcohol. The study was conducted in TRADA- a Christian de-addiction center in Kottayam. The research aims to study thelevel of depression among alcoholics, attitude towards life and mental health, coping and resilience, self-esteem, severity of dependence and readiness to change before and after spiritual counselling. Along with the interview schedule prepared by the researcher, the following tools were used: Patient Health Questionnaire 9, Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale, Brief Resilience Scale, Severity of Dependence and Readiness to Change Scale. Data was collected by the researcher before and after intervention. The analysis of data showed that there was a signicant change in the level of depression, coping, resilience, self-esteem and readiness to change among the alcoholics due to spiritual counselling. It is suggested that spiritual counseling can be included as a model of de-addiction treatment along with other modes of intervention. It also can be included in Social Work curriculum especially in mental health eld.

In this chapter, we have studied the effects of livelihood, stress levels and awareness of risks associated to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) on the people of Idindhakarai (Tamil Nadu, India) to highlight their six and more years of struggle. The people are aware of the nuclear power and its risks, hence causing them to lead a distressing life every day. The stress level of the general population had been ascertained to be a score of 7.6/10. The government had no disaster management teams and no policy programmes in place for providing basic facilities, at an accessible distance. KKNPP 2017 update—Even after several years of protest, there is no change in the government policies and no proper response from the government.