Suicide watch: authorities urged to ‘control access to means’ after high-rise deaths

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GEORGE TOWN – This month alone saw three deaths at high-rise buildings in Penang, two involving suicides and one an accident.

Rather than sweeping these incidents under the carpet, experts are weighing in on them, prompting high-rise building management and operators of the two Penang Bridges to exhibit helpline numbers at strategic locations around their facilities.

“The numbers may prompt those suffering from depression to think twice before they attempt to end their lives,” Sneham Malaysia president Datuk Florence Sinniah said.

Florence told The Vibes that operators of such places where suicides generally occur should help the authorities “control access to the means”.

“We cannot totally prevent unfortunate deaths, but we can at least step up the efforts to remind those suffering from depression that help is always available.”

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