Anti-suicide charity urges public not to suffer in silence as calls triple in last two months Aitrend

Anti-suicide charity urges public not to suffer in silence as calls triple in last two months

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A West Midlands suicide charity says calls to its helpline tripled in the two months to December. In the run-up to this year’s festivities, the SOS Silence suicide call center received 16,500 calls, compared to 5,600 calls during the same period of October and November last year. The charity provides a safe and confidential space … Read more

BC medical charity ‘Operation Rainbow’ brings smiles and changes lives to Kenya Aitrend

BC medical charity ‘Operation Rainbow’ brings smiles and changes lives to Kenya

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With a baby on her back, Zawadi Maringa arrived quietly at the Utange field hospital in Mombasa, Kenya, in early November. She had heard about a cleft lip and palate camp offering free surgeries by a Canadian medical team called Operation Rainbow Canada. But the help she needed wasn’t for her child. This 35-year-old woman … Read more