More awareness of child suicides needed, say psychologists


Angie Tan

Women are more prone to attempting suicide than men because they are more sensitive to pain. This is indicated in Bukit Aman’s statistics where of the total 1,708 suicides from 2019 to May this year, 1,427 were women. – AFP pic, July 7, 2021.

ADULTS need to take children and youths seriously when talks or threats of suicide arise, a psychologist said following news on police statistics that more than 800 out of 1,708 suicides since 2019 involved teenagers.

Children are showing an awareness of taking one’s own life at a young age, said Alice Lee, a registered psychological counsellor, with those as young as six threatening suicide to pressure their parents.


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