Suicide
Tzaneen police probing murder cases after family of 3 die in fire
Police say the 51-year-old used a highly flammable substance to set the house alight on Monday resulting to his death and that of the children, aged nine and 13...
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Calls for government to invest more in mental health amid worrying trends
Since the start of this year, distressed calls to the South African Depression and Anxiety Group have increased by 63% compared to last year.
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ANALYSIS: SA universities need to know why students’ suicide risk is so high
Rates of suicidal behaviour are higher among South African students than among the general population or students in other countries. Understanding why will help shape prevention efforts.
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TikTok warns parents over suicide video
The video showing an American man taking his own life came from a Facebook livestream and has been uploaded to various social media platforms, sometimes edited into other, unrelated videos.
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Ramaphosa informal settlement residents reeling after shack fire tragedy
The children, aged two and four, were trapped inside their home when the blaze broke out in the early hours of Saturday morning. Their eight-year-old brother survived.
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Mom allegedly takes own life after children killed in home fire
It’s understood the children, aged between two and eight, were trapped inside the burning shelter after their mother left them alone.
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Deceased uMthwalume suspect confessed to murders, says Cele
On Saturday, Police Minister Bheki Cele announced that two people had been charged in connection with the recent murders of women in uMthwalume.
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NW police open inquest docket after slain officer’s ex-boyfriend found dead
Sando Khandile’s body was found just outside Orkney over the weekend.
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GED: Support available for pupils struggling with depression
On Sunday, a grade 11 pupil in Vereeniging was declared dead upon arrival at hospital after she allegedly drank poison at home.
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Billie Eilish almost took her life in 2018
Eilish explained that the lyric, 'I wanna end me', on her mega-hit 'Bury a friend' is referring to the moment when she considered ending her life by jumping out of the window of her Berlin hotel room.
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Bullying debate after death of K-pop star Goo Hara
The body of Goo, a member of former girl group Kara, was discovered Sunday evening at her home in Cheongdam, one of Seoul's wealthiest neighbourhoods.
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JHB man dies after falling from 14th floor of municipal building
The City said it could not reveal too many details, as a police investigation was under way.
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Stigma around mental health keeps doctors vulnerable to depression
In 2018, the dean of health sciences at the University of Cape Town and one of South Africa’s top cardiologists Professor Bongani Mayosi took his own life. EWN looked into the state of mental health in the medical profession and spoke to a doctor about the struggles she faced in keeping her mental health in check.
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Alex police open inquest docket following death of woman (38) & her child
It's suspected the woman killed her child and herself.
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Youngest person to ever commit suicide in SA was a six-year-old - Sadag
Thursday marks World Mental Health Day and this year, the World Health Organisation is focusing on suicide prevention.
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World Mental Health Day: Parents urged to pay closer attention to children
This year, the World Health Organisation is focusing on suicide prevention on World Mental Health Day.
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Mental health education should start early in school, says Sadag
According to the World Health Organization, every 40 seconds a person commits suicide somewhere in the world.
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Sadag: As many as 600 people call us every day with suicidal thoughts
International figures showed that on average, 800,000 people die every year from taking their own lives.
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WHO: One person still dies every 40 seconds from suicide
Thirty-eight countries have strategies in place to combat suicide, but the WHO deems this insufficient.
