Ministries urged to boost suicide-prevention helpBy Rachel Lin and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writerSuicide prevention and the need for more funding and resources for suicide prevention were the focus of discussion yesterday by Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers on two Legislative Yuan committees. Public universities should get more money to help tackle the growing problem of student suicides and suicide attempts, two DPP lawmakers on the Education and Culture Committee said. There have been 76 suicide attempts so far this year and 59 last year,” Pan said. The Ministry of Health and Welfare’s suicide-prevention hotline was discussed at the Social Welfare and Environmental Hygiene Committee’s meeting. There are not enough volunteers to staff the hotline, and the health ministry should look into the problem, Su said.

Source: Taipei Times November 16, 2020 15:56 UTC