This study aimed to explore the impact of education type (inclusive or special) on self-disclosure and suicidal ideation among congenitally hearing-impaired adolescents. The study used two standardized instruments, the Self-disclosure Inventory by Sinha (1971) and the Suicidal Ideation Scale developed by Sisodia and Bhatnagar (2011), to gather data from 80 hearing-impaired adolescents studying in inclusive and special schools. The Mann Whitney U test was used to analyze the results. The results showed a significant difference in self-disclosure and suicidal ideation between hearing-impaired adolescents in special and inclusive schools.These findings highlight the importance of education system in shaping mental health outcomes among hearing-impaired adolescents and suggest that inclusive education may be more beneficial in promoting self-disclosure and reducing suicidal ideation in this population.

Self- Disclosure, Suicidal Ideation, Hearing Impairment, Special and Inclusive Education