Civil society groups urge responsible reporting on suicide

Several civil society groups are calling on the local media to use a responsible and careful approach when reporting on sensitive issues like suicide.

This is according to a joint statement issued yesterday by the Guyana Equality Forum and collaborating partners, Global Shapers Community – Georgetown Hub, Prevention of Teenage Suicide (POTS) – Guyana and the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD).

The statement noted the alarming rise in suicide and attempted suicide and that the state of mental health