By: Laurel Marewibuel KOROR, Palau — The Ministry of Health and Human Services held a full-day community event on Nov. 24 to celebrate life and raise awareness about self-harm prevention, opioid overdose prevention and recovery, mental health, and substance use issues. The campaign, called Bellemakl el Klengar, or Festival of Life, brought an array of […]
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Man from Kayangel ends his life
A 27-year-old man from Kayangel ended his life at around midnight of Wednesday. According to the police report, before causing himself harm, Cekedong Ngiraked told his family member that he was going out to use the restroom but did not return back home. It was after waiting for a while that one of Ngiraked’s close […]
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At least two attempt to suicide cases at BH every month
A clinical psychiatrist at the Behavioral Health (BH) said that the number of attempted suicide cases that BH deals with is about 2 to 3 every month. Dr. Sylvia Wally says that the number is an underestimation of what truly exists in the community. The man who attempted suicide on Friday by setting fire to […]
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Police says man in fire incident tried to take his own life
The Police reported that a man who was previously rushed to the hospital during a recent fire incident that occurred in Medalaii on Friday night, April 12, had allegedly attempted to take his own life. The man (name concealed for his mental well-being), 31, allegedly ignited the fire that razed his own residence, according to […]
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Mental health patient found dead after alleged suicide
A funeral was held for a mental health patient yesterday, December 20, after he was found dead inside his bedroom for allegedly committing suicide on December 11. Based on the police report, the 54-year-old victim was found dead by his brother at around 2:30am at their residence in Delui, Koror. The latter immediately called the […]
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Encourage people to open up, psychiatrist says
A Psychiatrist working at the Ministry of Health’s Division of Behavioral Health has underscored the importance of listening to people who open up about and show suicidal tendencies, explaining further that talking about suicide actually makes them think twice about committing it. Dr. Constantine Dela Cruz, a Filipino psychiatrist at the Division of Behavioral Health, […]