Tag: suicides
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OPED: Play Your Part On World Suicide Prevention Day
To promote public commitment and action to prevent suicide in the lead-up to World Suicide Prevention Day (10 September), it is important to share advice on how to support a loved one after a suicide attempt, writes Abdurahmaan Kenny, Mental Health Portfolio Manager for Pharma Dynamics. Knowing how to deal with and support someone who…
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We Need A Global Commitment To Prevent Suicides
Suicide Prevention Day is observed annually on 10 September. The day calls on global commitment and action in the quest to try and help prevent suicide. Whilst historically taboo, discussions about suicide and suicide itself have become increasingly less so in recent years. There is now far greater access to information and a much deeper…
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Why Men Must Stop Pretending They’re Not At Risk
Men must stop encouraging the message that being a man is simple when it really isn’t. Just like women, we are all human and therefore all experience hardships. How simple is it to be a man? I am asking the question. Everybody will have a different answer, but on the whole, it’s going to be pretty…