#797: How to Talk to Someone Who's Suicidal (Without Making It Worse) ft Charlene Heng

Yah Lah But · Mar 30, 2026 · 1h

In Singapore, there is an average of one suicide death per day – and yet most of us still don’t know how to talk about it. Charlene Heng, Deputy Director at SOS Academy, Samaritans of Singapore, gets real about suicide in Singapore – the stats, the stigma, and why asking the suicide question doesn't make things worse. Whether you're worried about a friend or struggling yourself, we hope you find this helpful.

𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 (𝙈𝙊𝙃)

𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘥𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵:

𝘪. 𝘚𝘖𝘚’𝘴 24-𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘏𝘰𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘵 1767, 𝘰𝘳 24-𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘛𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘢𝘵 9151 1767…