Unemployed father of one commit suicide at Denu
A man, aged about 20, on March 14, allegedly committed suicide by hanging at Gaglokope, a suburb of Denu in the Ketu South Municipality. Fabrice Woesah, an unemployed senior high ...
Tag: Suicide
Expert bemoans Ghana’s lack of comprehensive national-level suicide data
The Association for Suicide Prevention Ghana (GASP), a suicide preventive organization, has expressed concern about the lack of comprehensive national suicide data. It said the country's criminalisation of suicide had ...
Psychology experts urge journalists to avoid overstated suicide reporting
Experts in psychology have urged journalists to avoid sensationalism when reporting on suicide cases in the country. Their reportage should be informed by best practices in order not to increase ...
Man allegedly commits suicide at Akatsi Wlitey-Dalikope
Residents of Wlitey-Dalikope in the Akatsi South Municipality of the Volta Region have been thrown into a state of shock after a man, believed to be in his late 20s, ...
Media should not fuel suicidal ideas in public – Tema Mental Health Coordinator
Mr. Pious Tay, the Mental Health Coordinator for the Tema Metropolitan Health Directorate, has cautioned the media against fueling suicidal ideas in the public through their contents.
Clinicians must help identify patients with likely suicidal intentions
The Tema Metropolitan Health Directorate has advised clinicians and other consulting health officials to make conscious efforts to help identify patients who may be harbouring suicidal intentions for early intervention.
Chemu students receive suicide prevention education
The Tema Metro Health Directorate has educated students at Chemu Senior High School about suicide prevention and ways of seeking solutions in stressful life situations.
Recreational activities ease the mind against suicide
The Mental Health Coordinator at the Tema Metro Health Directorate, Mr. Pious Tay, has revealed that recreational and physical activities are some preventive ways to ease the mind against suicide ...
Tema Health Directorate to create awareness on suicide prevention
The Tema Health Directorate has rolled out a holistic programme to mark World Suicide Prevention Day 2023 (WSPD), which seeks to raise awareness about the risk factors, causes of suicide, ...
Farmer, 35, allegedly hangs himself at Kwatire
The Police at Odumase in the Sunyani West Municipality have begun investigation into the death of a-35-year-old farmer who allegedly hanged himself at Kwatire.
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