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Sunday is World Suicide Prevention Day, and Progressive leader Jim Anderton says the forgotten victims of suicide tend to be family members and friends.
He lost a daughter to suicide but he hopes by raising awareness he can stop others from having to go through the same ordeal.
Anderton says Sunday is a day to offer support to those who have lost loved ones.
He says he knows from personal experience that it makes a huge difference to know you have got people to turn to.
"Families of suicide victims might look like they're holding up pretty well, but it's a fact that they're very much at risk of suicide themselves."
He says one family in his electorate saw three children take their own lives, one after the other.
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