Open discussion crucial in suicide response

The audience at Friday’s suicide prevention rally on the Corentyne Coast in Region Six

While noting that every suicide reflects the failure of society to offer support, Junior Public Health Minister Dr Karen Cummings says it is imperative that it be a subject for open discussion.

Speaking on Friday at a rally held on the Corentyne Coast in Region 6 to raise awareness about the problem of suicide in Guyana, Dr. Cummings said “when a person decides to take his or her life, we have failed as a society in every aspect to support that person. The psychological pain that leads each of these individuals