Theme of the Month - Suicide Awareness

The World Health Organisation estimates that approximately 720,000 people die each year from suicide. It may be hard for many of us to understand what drives so many individuals to take their own lives. But a suicidal person is in so much pain that they can see no other option.

Suicide is a desperate attempt to escape suffering that has become unbearable. Overwhelmed by feelings of self-loathing, hopelessness, and isolation, a suicidal person can not see any other way of finding relief except through death. However, despite their need for the pain to stop, most suicidal people are deeply conflicted about ending their own lives. They wish there was an alternative to suicide, but they just can’t see one.