By: paho.org Washington D.C., 10 September 2025 (PAHO) – As the Americas grapple with a 17% rise in suicide deaths since 2000, the only region in the world to experience an increase, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched a new initiative to reverse this trend. Announced on the eve of World Suicide Prevention Day, […]
By, THECONVERSATON | Editorial Credit: Andrew Angelov | Shutterstock.com America’s military veterans make up about 6% of the adult population but account for about 20% of all suicides. That means that each day, about 18 veterans will die by suicide. In the U.S., the overall rate of suicide has largely increased since the start of […]
By Ravi Balgobin Maharaj | Editorial credit: SeventyFour/ shutterstock.com When I first got assigned to my Form One class in secondary school, I had the pleasure of having one of the kindest and most compassionate persons assigned as my form teacher, who was meant to remain with this class for three years until we were […]