Kaohsiung mayoral candidates trade blows over city’s suicide rate without a thought for families and friends affected.Kaohsiung Mayoral candidates trade blows over the city’s suicide rate without a thought for the families and friends of those affected | 2022-10-15 10:10:00
The Ministry of the Interior and Ministry of Labor yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to improve the safety of firefighters on duty.
The interior ministry’s National Fire Agency joined forces with the labor ministry’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the Institute of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health to provide further protection for firefighters and take care of their physical and mental health.
The MOU was signed by Deputy Minister of the Interior Chen Tsung-yen (陳宗彥), Deputy Minister of Labor Wang Shang-chih (王尚志) and National Fire Agency Director-General Hsiao Huan-chang (蕭煥章).
Chen said he hoped the cooperation could help build a
Social media site Twitter on Friday introduced in Taiwan a mental health feature that seeks to prevent self-harm or suicide, with the help of Taiwan Lifeline International, the tech company said in a statement.
Twitter said that it first introduced the feature in 2019. It displays information about suicide prevention hotlines when users type in self harm or suicide-related keywords when searching through its Web site.
Users in Taiwan would see information referring them to the 1995 24-hour hotline run by Taiwan Lifeline International, along with a message reading: “Help is available.”
Users would have the option of clicking a link to the
Taipei, Oct. 8 (CNA) Social media site Twitter on Friday introduced in Taiwan a mental health feature that seeks to prevent self-harm or suicide, with the help of the Taiwan Lifeline International, the tech company said in a statement.