PMHC Hosted a Webinar on “Suicide Decriminalization in Pakistan: The Way Forward”

The Pakistan Mental Health Coalition hosted a webinar in September, 2022 on “Suicide Decriminalization in Pakistan: The Way Forward” to discuss the importance of establishing national level suicide prevention strategies in light of the recent decriminalization of suicide in Pakistan.

View full webinar: https://rb.gy/4e5ncn

In December 2022, Pakistan successfully repealed Section 325 of the PPC which criminalized reported suicide attempts. This historic achievement in the mental health landscape posed an opportunity to talk about institutional reforms which need to be made in order to successfully implement the suicide decriminalization bill.