Include suicide and related violence in educational curriculum
The Women's Commissioner at the University of Energy and Natural Resources has charged parents not to use harsh words on their wards should they fail in exams to avoid killing their souls and could them to commit suicide.
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Miss Agnes Oforiwaa Acheampong, Women's Commissioner at the University of Energy and Natural Resources, has made a passionate appeal to the government and all other stakeholders to consider the inclusion of suicide and relate violence in the educational curriculum.
She made the appeal when contributing to a discussion on suicide on Ark FM’s Afisem show monitored by Soiree News discussing the recent increase in cases of suicide among students.
Suicide-related violence has recently become a societal threat in Ghana as lots of children engage in the act, with the majority losing their lives.
Recent cases involved a 15-year-old final year student of Miracle Preparatory/JHS in Sunyani and a nine-year-old primary pupil in the Ashanti Region. Several personalities have expressed concerns for an immediate intervention to curb the canker.
Miss Acheampong said her appeal was necessary as it would strengthen students to be able to deal with life’s challenges without considering suicide as an option.
“There is also the need for tutors to become abreast with the requisite knowledge so they will know how to address student-related challenges in order not to offend them”, she added.
Miss Acheampong charged parents not to use harsh words on their wards should they fail in exams to avoid killing their souls and could them to commit suicide.
Rev. George Boakye, a reverend minister of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana called on parents to regularly observe their wards to be able to identify any change in mood.
