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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.
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Sadag receiving more calls to do talks on suicide at primary schools
The group's operations director Cathy Chambers said that depression was still the leading cause of suicide in South Africa.
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Sadag: Depression is still the leading cause of suicide in SA
Tuesday was World Suicide Prevention Day and Sadag said from January this year, it had received almost 42,000 calls on its suicide helpline.
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World Suicide Prevention Day: WHO calls for more suicide prevention strategies
The WHO says the total number of countries with strategies to prevent suicide are at just 38, which is still far too few and governments need to commit to establishing them.
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Fourth death after Dutch policeman shoots family
The shooting happened on Monday night at a home in the Dutch city of Dordrecht, a river city about 25 kilometres southwest of the port of Rotterdam.
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Epstein put assets in trust two days before suicide - report
Epstein, a wealthy hedge fund manager who befriended many politicians and celebrities over the years, hung himself in prison on 10 August as he awaited trial on sex trafficking charges.
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Official autopsy concludes Epstein death's was suicide by hanging
Epstein’s lawyers said they were 'not satisfied' with the medical examiner’s conclusions and planned to carry out their own investigation, seeking prison videos taken around the time of his death.
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Netflix deletes suicide scene from popular youth show, '13 Reasons Why'
The show, based on a book of the same name, depicts the suicide of the protagonist in the last episode of season 1, with a scene of the youth Hannah slitting her wrists in a bathtub.
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Ipid probes death of suspect in police custody
The 28-year-old was arrested earlier this week. He allegedly took his own life.
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Spike in US teen suicides after '13 Reasons Why' release: study
The series was met with concern when it aired in March 2017, with health and education professionals fearing the content was potentially harmful for vulnerable populations, such as adolescents.
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Sophie Turner contemplated suicide during early 'Game of Thrones' fame
The 23-year-old actress stars as Sansa Stark in the HBO fantasy drama and went through her much of teenage years on the show..
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Counsellors sent to Tshwane primary school after ‘bullied’ pupil takes own life
The department confirmed on Tuesday the 13-year-old girl died by suicide on Monday after a grade seven pupil threatened to distribute a nude video of her.
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Simon Webbe opens up about losing brother
Simon Webbe has opened up on the tragic death of his brother, who took his own life, two months ago.
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Sarah Hyland admits health issues made her suicidal
The 28-year-old actress has opened up about her depression which affected her when she had a secret second kidney transplant after her first one failed, and now she has spoken candidly about low she got.
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Woman blows herself up near police station in Chechen capital Grozny - RIA
Nobody else was killed or injured in the blast, RIA said. No other details were immediately available.
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'Govt must do more to help young people with mental health'
Mental health awareness among young people is being highlighted in the wake of the Life Esidimeni tragedy, in which more than 140 psychiatric patients died.
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[LISTEN] Depression under spotlight after yet another death at Wits
Professor Ahmed Bawa says universities are trying to ramp up their services but are faced with some challenges.
