Time to focus on mental health


DEATH by suicide is rising globally with almost 800,000 people taking their own lives every year – or one person every 40 seconds.

Despite this, suicide has not been given the level of attention compared with other global public health issues, such as Covid-19, HIV/AIDS and cancer.

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