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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