Suicide is the leading cause of death among young people in Malaysia, at great social and economic cost to the country. What drives youths to attempt suicide, and what kind of support do we need to provide to prevent further deaths by suicide? We speak to consultant psychiatrist Assoc Prof Dr Amer Siddiq bin Amer Nordin and Dr Chua Sook Ning, clinical psychologist from RELATE.

If you need emotional support or just want to talk to someone anonymously, you can call Befrienders KL at 03 7627 2929.

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Produced by: Tee Shiao Eek, Janese Wong

Presented by: Meera Sivasothy

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Categories:  Health Policy,  Diseases & Conditions,  Mental Health,  Healthy Living,  Fitness,  Medical Innovation and Technology,  Science

Tags:  The Bigger Picture,  Health & Living,  suicide,  mental health,  youths,  children,  depression,