A few weeks ago, while I was with my father who is still in hospital after sustaining a catastrophic stroke, I got a phone call. I was asked if I could participate in a political debate. I would be debating against a politician called David Seymour. That in itself was daunting as I knew he was a seasoned debater and took no prisoners. Then they told me who'd be on my team, the ex Prime Minister, Sir Bill English and Dr Leonie Herx - I think my heart stopped for a moment.. how

Some parts of the world seem to be having a problem with increasing suicide rates. It seems to be occurring in mostly industrialised developed nations. North America’s average age expectancy is dropping, in spite of medical advances and technology, due in part to the amount of suicides. It seems suicide is the hot topic, along with climate change and a few other issues currently. People are scrambling to understand the phenomenon, citing financial stress, relationship break-u