One in 10 Penang teens have attempted suicide; backbencher calls for action plan

Teen suicide rates in Penang are rising to worrying levels, Air Itam assemblyman Joseph Ng Soon Siang said in the state legislative assembly today. Data from the Penang Health Department found that 12 per cent of teenagers here have suicidal thoughts, 9.5 per cent have made plans and 9.3 per cent have attempted suicide, he said.