Feeling down? Call Befrienders

Star: KUALA LUMPUR: Befrienders wants to remind the public that it is here to offer counselling to people with problems.
“If only someone who knew about her desperation had cared enough to listen to her problems, this might not have happened,” said Befrienders Seremban chairman Dorothy Leong of the railway suicide of K. Sanggita and her two daughters in Sungai Gadut, Seremban, on Tuesday.
The Befrienders is a non-profit organisation of trained volunteers that provides confidential counselling to people who are suicidal, depressed or in despair.
Leong said they would help callers to explore options and give them support in whatever decision they take in dealing with their situations.
“We provide a listening ear to all who want to share their innermost feelings without fear of criticism or judgment, and knowing too that whatever has been shared is kept confidential,” she said.
Befrienders Seremban can be contacted at 06-765 3588 or 765 3589 (7pm-10pm) on weekdays.