Suicide rates have risen in Hunter New England region, NSW data shows

By Anita Beaumont
January 15 2020 - 5:00am
We save lives: Karissa Lewis was 10 years old when her mother took her own life. She now works at Lifeline to help others, and to make more people aware of the services available there in times of crisis. Picture: Marina Neil
We save lives: Karissa Lewis was 10 years old when her mother took her own life. She now works at Lifeline to help others, and to make more people aware of the services available there in times of crisis. Picture: Marina Neil

IN the summer school holidays of 1985, Karissa Lewis's mother took her own life.

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