A cry for help

In 2015, nearly 30,000 people in the Middle East committed suicide according to an exhaustive study conducted by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington, USA. The same study also discovered a sharp increase in mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. How can you help someone who might be going through suicidal thoughts? Gulf News finds out.