Suicide prevention strategy launched

Minister of Public Health Dr. George Norton speaks during the launch of the national suicide prevention strategy on Thursday. (Photo by Keno George)

The Ministry of Public Health on Thursday launched a national suicide prevention strategy to reduce the incidence of suicide mortality and attempted suicide in Guyana by 20% in the next five years.

The launching of the strategy, which has been dubbed the “Suicide Prevention Plan (SPP) 2015-2020,” coincided