A psychologist in Fiji says she finds it hard to believe that a seven year old could commit suicide.
Local police have appealed to parents to ensure the safety of their children after the death of four young people last week, including the suicides of a 16 year old and a seven year old.
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Selina Kuruleca, who runs her own consultancy company, says there are a number of strategies to tackle the issue of youth suicide, like a crisis and counselling line but the traditional family unit needs to do its job of providing support.
But Ms Kuruleca says the latest cases are incomprehensible.
"This is really sad, if it is really true, if it is ruled a suicide. Because psychologically and looking at it from a psychology model, it is quite difficult to comprehend how a seven year old would understand, if I do this, I am not coming back to life. It is quite difficult to get my head around that," said Selina Kuruleca.
