suicide hotline/help center in bkk?

[octabrain]

Hi,

I got a suicidal friend living here in Bangkok.

Are there any hotlines/help centers specializing in suicide prevention/counselling here?

Cheers

[jrtmedic]

If the situation is urgent call the Police. They will ensure the persons safety and enable access to appropriate care.

Sheryl has a pinned list of mental heath resources at the top of the page. Consult that if the the situation is not urgent.

[mrtoad]

Thai or English.

Suggest though that person is seen by an experienced mental health professional as soon as possible. There are some qualified foreign professionals in Bangkok - also if they are Western, seeing a GP, such as Dr Donna at Medconsult might also be useful.

[jrtmedic]

It is now late in the evening !

I repeat if the situation is urgent call the Police ----now!

The Police regretfully are well used and experienced in dealing with this kind of issue -----they will ensure the persons safety and will ensure access to appropriate care.

[octabrain]

He's safe right now. This is more about long term help and also educating myself on how to deal with this.

I will check out the pinned list with mental health resources and consult someone from there.

Edited June 17, 2013 by octabrain

[Mobi]

http://www.samaritans-thailand.org/

Worth a try, the the site lists contact phone numbers and English speaking counsellors in Bangkok.

[mrtoad]

It is now late in the evening !

I repeat if the situation is urgent call the Police ----now!

The Police regretfully are well used and experienced in dealing with this kind of issue -----they will ensure the persons safety and will ensure access to appropriate care.

If they are Farang?

[kriswillems]

I know this is not a good place to joke, but really every time I met the police in Thailand I felt depressed afterwards.

The local police officers have very little qualifications and spend their whole day with extorting corruption money from everyone that passes their way.

Last time I called the police the line was busy for hours. When finally somebody came the thief was gone. I found out the name and address of the thief and I had him on a video-recording that clearly showed his face and how he climbed through the window. I gave all evidence, together with the name and address of the thief to the police. They did nothing at all.

I don't like to be the foreigner that spends his days complaining about how bad everything is in Thailand, but I am convinced it's very hard to find a Thai police officer that is capable of doing anything useful. Most Thai police officers also know only 2 English words: "You" and "money", not exactly the words you would use with someone that is suicidal.

[tropo]

 

On 6/17/2013 at 10:50 PM, octabrain said:

Hi,

I got a suicidal friend living here in Bangkok.

Are there any hotlines/help centers specializing in suicide prevention/counselling here?

Cheers

It's an old post. Did you friend go through with it?

 

A lot of people suicide for reasons that cannot be fixed. It is often circumstantial and not a mental condition. Old age, loneliness (no friends or family) no money or debts and/or bad health. All the councelling in the world will not help.