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psychiatric

Suicide is a global emergency and the second-leading cause of death among our young people

South Africa

Suicide is a global emergency and the second-leading cause of death among our young people

By Stephan Rabie, John Joska and Morgan Watson

Portraits of lives lost: Patrick Mpiti’s mother, Sannah, died a long way from home

South Africa

Portraits of lives lost: Patrick Mpiti’s mother, Sannah, died a long way from home

By Harriet Perlman and Darnell Nxumalo. Pictures by Mark Lewis