High suicide rate in Black Blush Polder

High suicide rate in Black Blush Polder worries authorities Five persons within the Black Bush Polder, Berbice area attempted to take their own lives over the past week.
This figure may be alarming to many, but residents who live within the four polders that make up Black Bush are not alarmed. Hardly a week goes by without people there hearing about someone who attempted to take his or her life.
In a recent survey conducted in the Black Bush Polder area, 20 per cent of residents interviewed admitted to having thought of suicide at some point in their lives.  Of these persons, 19 per cent said they thought about suicide only once; 43 per cent, rarely; 14 per cent, a long time ago; and 24 per cent, when they were overwhelmed.
The release of the findings of this survey coincided with World Suicide Prevention Day, which was observed on Monday. This year, it was observed under the theme “Suicide Prevention across the Globe: Strengthening Protective Factors and Instilling Hope”.

Region Six Chairman David Armogan reads some of the slogans produced by students of BB Secondary SchoolIn Black Bush Polder, the Mibicuri Community Developers (MCD) held a rally at the Black Bush Secondary School, Mibicuri, East Berbice-Corentyne to heighten awareness on Monday. Peace Corps MCD Response Volunteer Michael Fallahay in giving an overview of the current situation said the organisation has been in the forefront of efforts to provide awareness and develop strategies to combat suicide.Five persons within the Black Bush Polder, Berbice area attempted to take their own lives over the past week.This figure may be alarming to many, but residents who live within the four polders that make up Black Bush are not alarmed. Hardly a week goes by without people there hearing about someone who attempted to take his or her life.
In a recent survey conducted in the Black Bush Polder area, 20 per cent of residents interviewed admitted to having thought of suicide at some point in their lives.  Of these persons, 19 per cent said they thought about suicide only once; 43 per cent, rarely; 14 per cent, a long time ago; and 24 per cent, when they were overwhelmed.
The release of the findings of this survey coincided with World Suicide Prevention Day, which was observed on Monday. This year, it was observed under the theme “Suicide Prevention across the Globe: Strengthening Protective Factors and Instilling Hope”.

Region Six Chairman David Armogan reads some of the slogans produced by students of BB Secondary SchoolIn Black Bush Polder, the Mibicuri Community Developers (MCD) held a rally at the Black Bush Secondary School, Mibicuri, East Berbice-Corentyne to heighten awareness on Monday. Peace Corps MCD Response Volunteer Michael Fallahay in giving an overview of the current situation said the organisation has been in the forefront of efforts to provide awareness and develop strategies to combat suicide.

It all points to a lack of social services within the region...along with depressing social and economic issues, it serves as a desperate combination for the most vulnerable of society.

I believe that  social services and the economic situation is not the cause of these suicides , it mostly has to do with the romeo and juilet syndrome ... unrequitted love . In the old days Malation was the suicide weapon of choice