SOS Suicide Awareness Talk 

• Are you gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or questioning?

• Have you ever felt like life was not worth living anymore, or even attempted suicide?

• Do you know someone who is feeling suicidal, or has lost a loved one to suicide?

If you answered YES to at least one of the questions above, then read on. 

In Singapore, there is at least one suicide a day.  At least one teenager dies by suicide every month. For every person who dies by suicide, it is estimated that another 5 to 10 people would have attempted and lived. 

How many of them are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered or questioning? We may never know.  But there is strong international evidence to show that GLBTQ people are at greater risk than their heterosexual counterparts to attempt or die by suicide. 

Come find out more about what you can do to help, whether it is for yourself, for a friend, a loved one or even a family member. 

Date:   1 December 2007

Time:   4.30pm to 6.30pm

Venue:  Pelangi Pride Centre @ Bianco, above Mox Bar

Speaker:  Leow Yong Fatt 

Pre-registration at contact@oogachaga.com 

About the speaker

Leow Yong Fatt, Yangfa is a trained social worker who has worked in the social services sector since 1999.  He is currently a full-time staff with Samaritans of Singapore (SOS), and in addition to recruiting and training volunteers for the 24-hr hotline, he also has experience working with suicidal clients & suicide survivors, as well as conducting talks and workshops on suicide awareness, prevention and intervention for school students & professionals from MOE, SMRT, Singapore Police Force, Civil Defence, Community Development Councils & other statutory & voluntary organisations.  He graduated with a Bachelors (Honours) degree in Social Policy, with a graduate diploma in Social Work. 

About Samaritans of Singapore (SOS)

SOS was established on 1 December 1969. It is a secular, non-profit organisation which aims to prevent suicide by providing emotional support and befriending to those are in despair, distressed and feeling discouraged. Their main services are: 

• 24 hour Hotline
• Face-to-face Counselling Sessions
• Emergency Squad
• Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors (LOSS)
• Healing Bridge - Support Group for Survivors of Suicide
• E-mail Befriending
• Community Education

For more information, please visit www.samaritans.org.sg