Health DG: Be sensitive, have empathy and help those at risk of suicide

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PUTRAJAYA: With suicide cases on the rise due to pandemic-related stress, the Health Ministry has called on society to be more mindful and sensitive of their surroundings for warning signs.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the number of suicide cases reported to the police rose to 631 in 2020 from 609 the previous year.

“Some individuals have a higher risk of suffering from mental health issues including depression, especially when under tremendous stress or when isolated from a support network of friends and family,” he added. “Therefore, the public is urged to be more aware of family members and people around them who may display signs of depression that could lead to sucide,” said Dr Noor Hisham in a statement Tuesday .“Others can help through effective communication with the depressed individual by showing more empathy and less judgmental behaviour towards them,” he said.He also called on the public to be respectful of the families of victims by not sharing videos of individuals commiting suicide on social media.

 

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...nice! Empathy from one who is cozily in the armchair(?)

Online gambling contributed to many suicide cases. Online gambling allows any age and race to gamble. Many Youth and Muslim are victims. KDNPUTRAJAYA dhzhamzah put a stop to this.

Botol vaksin. Tunggu vaksin. MCO sampai 3. Rakyat Hilang kerja. Rakyat Hilang nyawa. KerajaanGagal

Online gambling contributed to many cases. Online gambling allows all religion or race to gamble. Many Muslim are victims. KDNPUTRAJAYA dhzhamzah put a stop to this.

Botol vaksin. Tunggu vaksin. MCO sampai 3. Rakyat Hilang kerja. Rakyat Hilang nyawa. KerajaanGagal

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