Military And Veteran Suicides Rise Despite Aggressive Prevention Efforts

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Blame the PPP.

Region Six benefits from suicide prevention workshop

June 14, 2010 · By Staff Writer

 

The Ministry of Health recently held a `gate keeper for suicide prevention workshop’ in Region Six.

 

In a press release the ministry said it was training 110 persons including religious leaders, teachers, farmers, police officers, community workers and agriculture workers. The sessions were held at the Albion Community Centre, Mibicuri Community Developers and the Corriverton Civic Centre.

These sessions were facilitated by three persons the ministry had trained as suicide prevention gatekeepers in March. The sessions were conducted by President of the International Association for Suicide Prevention Dr Brian Mishara.

 

Suicide is a serious public health issue in Guyana which averaged from 150 to 200 suicides per year from 2003-2007, the release said.

“There were 946 reported suicide deaths in Guyana which translates to a suicide rate of 25 per 100,000 persons,” it added. Eighty per cent of these deaths were males. Sixty per cent of all suicide deaths are attributable to pesticide poisoning.

Suicide is the leading cause of death among youth ages 15-24 and the third leading cause of death among persons 25-44. Among youth, ages 15-19 it is the leading cause of death among females and the second leading cause of death among males.

The ministry said the highest numbers of suicides are consistently found in regions four and six, compared with the rest of the country. Suicide rates are consistently high in Region Six with 50 suicide deaths per 100,000 persons followed by Region Two with 36 suicide deaths per 100,000 persons. In Region Three the rate is 24 per 100,000 persons followed closely by Region Five with 22 per 100,000 and Region Four with 20 suicide deaths per 100,000 persons.

Why has the PPP abandoned these workshops? Guyana is a small nation; 25 per 100,000 is high.

There is a new chapter in suicide that says people have a right to die as it is to live.

Have you lost anyone to suicide?

I wonder what has traumatized our young. At lease these fellows had damage to their cerebral cortex with excessive flooding of adrenaline and lived in an hyper-anxious state for a long time.

We are now finding out how much trauma is caused by being in a hyperactive state for extended period and the hope is there can be a solution that lessen the numbers here. It is not for lack of trying here. 

But look at the data "The raw numbers of suicides are relatively small: the 350 active-duty suicides last year occurred in a total active-duty force of 1.4 million. Even the estimated 8,000 veteran suicides a year is a small percent of the 22.3 million American veterans"

Compare with the data for guyana "Region Six with 50 suicide deaths per 100,000 persons followed by Region Two with 36 suicide deaths per 100,000 persons. In Region Three the rate is 24 per 100,000 persons followed closely by Region Five with 22 per 100,000 and Region Four with 20 suicide deaths per 100,000 persons."

We ought to investigate everyone of these cases so we can understand why it happens. 

Military And Veteran Suicides Rise Despite Aggressive Prevention Efforts

hey moron, what are you hoping to accomplish by deflecting a real crisis that exist in Guyana?

We cannot bury our heads in the sand and not address the extremely high suicide rate in Guyana, especially Berbice. There is a lack of social network in Guyana to address mental health issues and issues of depression and domestic abuse etc.

Left us give the PPP a F grade on this issue. Time for the minister of health to take full responsibility for this major problem. 

Joker, You have any symptoms??

Rummouthar deserves an overall F grade. Lame do nothing president.

Have you, at any time tried to kill yourself?

u bin in de army or...umm still in de army.

Nuff said.

de saffron brigade is ashamed of yuh...