Many faces in suicide prevention

On Friday, Deborah Relief Memorial Hospital in Mochudi joined the world and held a commemoration to mark World Suicide Prevention Day.

This day is commemorated every year on September 10 and this year's theme is, "Many faces, many places: suicide prevention across the world". 

At the commemoration, Assistant Superintendent, Kabelo Bome, of Mochudi police said that 90 percent of people who die from suicide have a mental illness at the time of death.

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