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The SA Depression and Anxiety Group has received more than 75,000 calls from South Africans contemplating suicide and those who have attempted ending their lives, since JanuaryPicture: PIXABAY
SA DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY GROUP SADAG

SA faces suicide crisis as Sadag fields more than 75,000 calls for help since January

SUTHENTIRA GOVENDER The SA Depression and Anxiety Group (Sadag) has since January fielded more than 75,000 calls from South Africans contemplating suicide as well as from those who have attempted ending their lives. This as the world…

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A new study has found that South Africa is not adequately equipped to deal with child and teenage mental health issues.Image: Rudi Louw
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Report reveals dire shortage of mental health services for SA’s children

South Africa has a critical shortage of mental health services for children and teenagers. This is according to a University of Cape Town and SA Medical Research Council evaluation of the costs of mental services and programmes in the…

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Death by hanging is one of the most common forms of suicide in SA. Stock image.Image: 123rf.com/holwichaikawee
SA DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY GROUP SADAG

Violence, trauma, financial instability are driving South Africans to suicide

South Africans are increasingly hanging, poisoning and shooting themselves because of easy access to instruments of suicide. Death by hanging is one of the most common forms of suicide in SA. “This is because you can basically hang…

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