Youth CHAMPS for Mental Health will hold discussions with six regional LGBT organisations about raising awareness on suicide in schools next month.
The countries include PNG, Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati and Vanuatu.
Facilitator at Youth CHAMPS for Mental Health, Maxine Tuwila says this will add to addressing the stigma against mental illness after a successful 24 hour silent advocacy on the streets of Suva as part of the Silencing Stigma Campaign.
Tuwila says that every year a lot of young people show their passion and support for mental health and suicide prevention,
She adds this year stakeholders such as Fiji Roads Authority, Suva City Council and the Fiji Police Force came on board to show their support.
102 suicide cases last year while there were 104 attempted suicide cases.
From January to March this year, 20 suicide cases have been recorded while there have been 25 attempted suicide cases
