Silence is a deadly killer � Chideka

PALAPYE: Reports by the World Health Organisation (WHO) reveal that at least 3,000 people world wide take their own lives daily something that has become an international crisis.

Speaking during the Palapye District Health Management Team (DHMT) Suicide Prevention Day recently, Dr Kefilwe Chideka said silence is the first deadly symptom shown by suicide victims and if spotted early it can prevent suicide. She said often suicide victims would have given some clues before taking their own lives only that people are too ignorant to spot such signs.

Chideka added: “Someone who is thinking about suicide will usually give some clues or signs to those around them that shows they are troubled and silence as well as isolation are stronger indicators that one is contemplating suicide. Therefore suicide prevention starts with recognising these warning signs and treating them seriously”.

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