Many believe suicide rates increase in December

The Gauteng Emergency Management System’s call centre has responded to over 1,500 calls - most of which were suicide attempts on Monday night. According to a study published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, suicide rates tend to increase over the summer holidays. Clinical psychologist Suntosh Pillay, the chief clinical psychologist in eThekwini, and co-founder of the KwaZulu-Natal Mental Health Advocacy Group discussed this with eNCA. Watch the full interview: https://www.enca.com/videos/mental-health-many-believe-suicide-rates-increase-december