As the cases of suicide and attempted suicide continue to rise, calls are being made to have a properly funded multi-sectoral approach to address what has been described as a crisis.
Statistics released in 2012 by the World Health Organisation (WHO) have shown that in Guyana, roughly one person dies every day and a half and suicide is among the three leading causes of death among those aged 10 to 24 years.
For the year, there has been more than one attempted suicide each day with at least five completions. There were two reported
