Even more alarming: 11.2% of Brussels and Walloon residents have already planned their suicide and 21.7% (more than one in five!) of them have planned this action in the last six months .
When faced with a person in a suicidal crisis, you have to name things
Suicide prevention made more accessible in Brussels
The mental health structure, which has cutting-edge expertise in suicide prevention in Wallonia, has also noted a 48% increase in its consultations over the last four years in the south of the country. “Requests come from the population, health and mental health services, pharmacists, psychologists…”, explains Thomas Thirion, managing director of Un pass dans l’impasse.
In the Brussels Region too, needs have continued to grow over the months since the Covid-19 pandemic. “The figures have highlighted the urgency of acting and geographically expanding our support offering. To respond to these calls, we are opening our first consultation branch in Brussels. announces the head of the association. “This major advance makes suicide prevention more accessible to all Brussels residents.”
The association’s psychologists will support all people with suicidal ideation, their loved ones and bereaved families after one of their own has ended their life.
Suicidal distress: more than 30 calls for help every day in Wallonia
-“At first I didn’t want to hear about it…”
Requests also come from support structures for self-employed people in difficulty. In this sector, the number of burnouts jumped by 47%. “For 5 years, we have been supporting self-employed people and entrepreneurs in distress on our sites in Wallonia, even before they develop dark thoughts”specifies Thomas Thirion.
A network of sentinels has been set up in Wallonia
Camille (not her real name), already weakened by sexual assault, called on the association after the sudden death of her grandfather. It was the PMS at her school who directed the teenager who was feeling gloomy to Un pass dans l’impasse. “At first, I didn’t want to hear about it. But, little by little, I realized that I really wasn’t doing well.” Camille had thought of a place to end her life, of the letters she would leave, of the division of her property…”I agreed to meet one of their psychologists. He gave me the listening I needed.”she testifies. “I know now that there is One Pass in the Deadlock who I can count on when things aren’t going well. Everyone should know about the association. No one is safe from a hard blow at some point in their life.”
* The Brussels branch of Un pass dans l’impasse is located in the Rosa Family Planning, rue du Midi 118-120, 1000 Brussels.
*A pass in the dead end, suicide prevention: 081/777.150. Support for the self-employed 0800/300.25
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