GNI Members and Visitors, please share these phone numbers with your relatives and friends in Guyana. I have already passed them on to some of my contacts there. I am told that most Guyanese young adults over 16 years old have cell phones. We must encourage them to store these numbers in their contact lists and call when in despair. A little chat can provide hope and help and change one's mind from suicide.
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Gil,
I sincerely apologize for missing this post. This is excellent stuff.
The Indo community lacks support in this area. The PPP screwed up on this issue. The PNC should not be allowed to follow suite.
Now we're moving. Spread the word, folks.
Thanks Gilly, I posted the ad to the right. Not sure if you guys can see it.
Spread the word. For the first time ever, I am seeing something real and positive.
Good move,Gill.. i mentioned they should install billboards in every region informing Your Life Matters call for help.Damn they does use a lot of bill boards for election campaign this is important do it.
Kudos to Amral and GNI.
Amral posted:Thanks Gilly, I posted the ad to the right. Not sure if you guys can see it.
Thank you very much, Amral. May Allah bless you abundantly. Yes, it is showing prominently on the board.
Excellent to have hotline numbers. Hopefully they will be staffed by competent people able to provide solid advice and a sympathetic air.
However this is reactive. Proactive measures need to be taken,
Do people know why the high levels of suicide? Until they do they are being reactive. If they begin to develop a notion of why so many suicides occur then they can provide more solid PROACTIVE support.
I agree with Caribny that we really need to understand why so many suicides occur. Then we need to develop research based solutions which must be effectively implemented throughout the country. The education system must be a crucial part of the process.
Django posted:Good move,Gill.. i mentioned they should install billboards in every region informing Your Life Matters call for help.Damn they does use a lot of bill boards for election campaign this is important do it.
This needs to be published on billboard all over Guyana, especially the rural areas. It needs to be on every TV and actively talked about in every school, church, temple and mosque.
caribny posted:Excellent to have hotline numbers. Hopefully they will be staffed by competent people able to provide solid advice and a sympathetic air.
However this is reactive. Proactive measures need to be taken,
Do people know why the high levels of suicide? Until they do they are being reactive. If they begin to develop a notion of why so many suicides occur then they can provide more solid PROACTIVE support.
I agree, but it's a start, the other stuff you mentioned needs to now follow-up. As I said before, they need to do a deep dive.
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