By Jaime Young and Rahym R. Augustin-Joseph In recent times, there have been quiet but impactful calls for the decriminalisation of suicide in Saint Lucia, aligning with other countries such as Guyana, Pakistan, Ghana, and Malaysia, which have recognised that any attempt at suicide is a call for help, not imprisonment. The purpose of criminal law should never be to punish mental illness but rather to offer appropriate psychosocial support and demonstrate the value of life to the victim. Despite these calls—both locally and internationally, including through the Bridgetown Declaration adopted at the SIDS Ministerial Conference on Mental Health and
