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Aurangabad: Several experts from the city have urged citizens to work together towards suicide prevention, ahead of the World Suicide Prevention Day on Monday.The initiative was undertaken in a bid to control the increasing number of suicides reported in the recent past. They should not be left alone and different medications and psychotherapies must be made available to them to help their condition,” Deshmukh added.Experts also highlighted the need for building more helplines and raising awareness about suicide prevention as 80 per cent of suicide cases are preventable. When a person known to you is showing warning signs, it is important to let them know that their pain and their life matters. In the last few months, Marathwada and Aurangabad have observed an upsetting trend of suicides among farmers, youth and students due to various reasons.Psychiatrists say that warning signs should be observed and timely intervention should be carried out. Everyone including the media, doctors, government, the society along with family, friends and, well-wishers need to work together to prevent suicides.“The three broad causes of committing suicide lie in biological, psychological and social factors..