It is a problem that is being worked on from a group with multiple institutions
The Departmental Suicide Prevention Group, composed of representatives of various institutions, gave details about the way that the National Day for Suicide Prevention will be commemorated in Cerro Largo.
“It is an issue that worries Uruguay, which worries the institutions and worries us in Cerro Largo. The Departmental Health Director said.
“This is about respect, identify that it is a problem, identify that mental health has to be worked not only from the point of view of health but also from education, from sports and from different areas where we link the citizens of our department.” expanded the graduate Liliana Denis.
At a press conference it was reported that this group, which holds monthly meetings, seeks to generate strategies to fight this scourge.
“The day will have a main activity that will be carried out by the center of the center or silence or taboo, a space that has been operating in our city. It is they who are going to focus on this strategy of reflection, of being able to meet and talk about this topic, always from the point of view of a respectful and active listening” said.
Ms. Denis said that all citizens can be prevention agents and in this subject to have an impact on that person who has to seek help. “We have to know that we can do something for her. Many times the first thing that occurs to us when we talk about suicide, attempts at self -elimination, ideas of death, is a doctor, the emergency door or the psychiatrist. Sometimes listening to it, being able to look at the other, it is fundamental. We must all commit to this problem, look at the people we are living with, working day by day” The Departmental Health Director argued.
A proposal for the community
“From the center neither silence nor taboo we are organizing an activity for Thursday, July 24, in the framework of the National Suicide Prevention Day” advertisement Florence tort.
“In our center we work with adolescents and young people from 14 to 24 years. This time the activity is community therefore we invite the entire population to participate.” He stressed.
“With the group we were raising strategies to address” commented.
“In this case, what we are going to do today is an activity in the passing of the day, from 12 to 18 hours where we are going to work more than anything about the myths and realities that cross the problem of suicide” The Coordinator of the Center or Silence or Taboo argued.
Its objective is to help the population identify signals that people are giving through a preventive approach. “When a person is with ideas of death, what can we do, where we have to access and what request for help has to be present” Tort said.
In case of bad weather, the day will be postponed for next week. “The idea is to have the greatest number of people so that they can commit to the theme” concluded.
