GEORGE TOWN, May 27 — The Penang state government must play a proactive role and hold mental health campaigns in schools, institutions and workplaces as a measure to prevent suicides, mental health expert Synthia Surin has proposed.
“So, the state government must do something about it. They can set up a think tank consisting of people from all walks of life, not only professionals,” she said. She said there have been instances where counsellors in these NGOs merely advised those who called the careline “to exercise” or “to listen to music” instead of addressing the main reasons why the caller was feeling suicidal.
“This is happening but these suicide cases were swept under the carpet. People don’t want to talk about it. There is still so much stigma attached to it,” she said.
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