Everyday Sri Lankans — a retired banker, a former nurse, a marriage counselor — volunteer at a phone counseling line to ease burdens in a war-traumatized country.
Tag: Suicides and Suicide Attempts
After War’s End, a Long Struggle to Patch Invisible Wounds
A government psychiatrist in Sri Lanka goes door to door in an area scarred by civil war, doing whatever he can to meet a staggering need for help.
Suicides Among Japanese Children Reach Highest Level in 3 Decades
A total of 250 children in elementary, middle and high schools committed suicide last year, the highest number since 1986, Japan’s Education Ministry said.