He was commenting on the eve of World Suicide Prevention Day today. Boonruang urged a collective social effort to prevent suicides – “connect, communicate and care”. He said the International Association for Suicide Prevention had sought the cooperation of Thailand and other member-countries to step up public awareness campaigns addressing the issue, both in conjunction with World Suicide Prevention Day and later. Families, communities and societies everywhere must work together to prevent suicides, Boonruang said. The World Health Organisation’s target is to reduce the number of suicides by at least 10 per cent by 2021.

Source: The Nation Bangkok September 09, 2018 18:00 UTC