19 articles tagged "suicide"
Children cannot detect when they are going through depression. This was highlighted to fijivillage News by Jone Veisamasama, a therapist, who is urging parents, schools, and communities to be more proactive in ide
63 suicide cases have been recorded in the past nine months, with 49 of them being male. While speaking at the World Suicide Prevention Day event held at Shirley Park in Lautoka, Minister for Health, Dr. Ratu Atoni
Fijian men continue to be the most affected by suicide, with 370 of the 489 lives lost between 2020 and 2024 being male. An additional 243 attempted suicides were also recorded among men during this period. Th
In the past five years, 489 people have taken their own lives, and 446 have attempted unsuccessfully, and there are those unreported cases. This was shared by the Minister for Women, Children, and Social Protection
Residents of the Tovata Flats at the new Lagilagi Housing in Raiwaqa are still reeling in shock following an alleged stabbing and suicide incident that claimed two lives on Sunday. Neighbours who first responded to
A 17-year-old student of a prominent school in Navua has committed suicide. Police confirmed this to fijivillage News this morning and it is alleged that the incident occurred on Wednesday this week. We have s
An 80-year-old Lautoka man is admitted in critical condition after he attempted to commit suicide a few days ago. Police are investigating the case. The number of suicides and attempted suicides committed by s
There is saddening news as we have lost another person to suicide today. This time a 79-year-old woman from Ra has passed away after suffering 65 percent burns, and this takes the total number of elderly persons wh
Men and boys between 18 and 25 years old had the highest rates of both attempted suicide and deliberate self-harm. This was revealed by Empower Pacific CEO Patrick Morgam who adds that women and girls between the
It is a worry that there are a high number of cases of mental health that involves people under the age of 60. While speaking to fijivillage News, Lifeline Fiji team leader, Jeremaia Merekula says there have been 1
We need to use our social and spiritual space to advocate suicide prevention and provide words of encouragement to those who are losing hope. This is the message from the Shree Sanatan Dharm Pratinidhi Sabha of F
67 children attempted suicide or committed self-harm between 2022 and July 2024, with majority between the ages of 13 and 17 years old, according to the National Child Welfare Act database. The Ministry for Women,
According to the Fiji Police Force statistics, there have been a total of 1,276 suicide cases from 2016-2021 and an average of 213 attempted cases per year, with about half of the numbers leading to deaths. While d
The rise of suicide cases amongst children as young as 12 to 17 years old has triggered a call for more awareness with three out of four suicide cases recorded last month being all school students. Permanent Secret
Three out of four suicide cases recorded last month are all school students, and this should be sending alarm bells to everyone on what the society should be doing to address the mental well-being of students in school.
The wife of the village headman of Naviyago in Lautoka, Laite Kuruilase has called on people to speak out and share their problems with someone they trust instead of resorting to attempting or committing suicide after t
Suicide remains a silent killer in our country as cases of concern continue to emerge this year where people are resorting to end their lives. In the latest incident, a man in his 30s was found dead at his home in
Suicide is the leading cause of death in Fiji with the youngest case being a 7-year-old child. Officer In Charge at Lifeline Fiji, Jeremaia Merekula, says every year, males have recorded the highest number of suici
72% of the people who committed suicide this year were men and leading mental health expert in Fiji, Selina Kuruleca says this is because men choose comparatively more fatal means to end their lives and they are less li
