{"id":2354,"date":"2018-10-02T20:44:43","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T12:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scc.sg\/e\/?page_id=2354"},"modified":"2026-10-17T23:04:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T15:04:59","slug":"suicide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scc.sg\/e\/suicide\/","title":{"rendered":"Suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img class='avia_image' src='data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCAxNjAwIDkwMCIgd2lkdGg9IjE2MDAiIGhlaWdodD0iOTAwIiBkYXRhLXU9Imh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGc2NjLnNnJTJGZSUyRndwLWNvbnRlbnQlMkZ1cGxvYWRzJTJGMjAyNiUyRjEwJTJGc3VpY2lkZS53ZWJwIiBkYXRhLXc9IjE2MDAiIGRhdGEtaD0iOTAwIiBkYXRhLWJpcD0iIj48L3N2Zz4=' data-spai='1' alt='A worried adult man sits with a friend who listens attentively in a bright living room.' title='suicide' height=\"900\" width=\"1600\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  style='height:30px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Suicide<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  style='height:30px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_codeblock '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div   class='hr hr-short hr-center   avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_codeblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Appointment Booking<\/h3>\n<p>Thank you for choosing the Singapore Counselling Centre (SCC). 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