Suicide
Our desire to live is strong. But it’s not always enough. And every year, across the world, around a million people take their own lives. Why?
The desire to live is strong in us humans. But it’s not always enough. Sometimes people fall so low that they can see only one way forward. And every year, across the world, around a million people take their own lives. Why?
The answers are as complex and numerous as the people themselves but, often, there are common features… and, by understanding these, it may be possible to help them.
Presenter: Mike Williams
Producer: Ben Carter
If you’ve been affected by this programme and would like to get help please visit: www.samaritans.org or www.befrienders.org
(Photo: Steve Mallen whose 18 year-old son Edward took his own life in February 2015. Â鶹Éç Copyright)
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I would tear open the sky to bring back my son
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- Fri 3 Apr 2015 18:32GMTÂ鶹Éç World Service Online
- Sun 5 Apr 2015 21:32GMTÂ鶹Éç World Service Online
- Mon 6 Apr 2015 04:32GMTÂ鶹Éç World Service Online
- Mon 6 Apr 2015 12:32GMTÂ鶹Éç World Service Online
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