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Author : David Salazar

Carmen Sofía Ceballos Zambrano, who was the wife of the former mayor of Armenia, Carlos Mario Álvarez Morales (RIP)just died at the San Juan de Dios hospital in Armenia following making an attempt on his own life in the north of the capital of Quindío.

The lawyer, of 54 yearshad worked in the mayor’s office of Armenia a year ago and currently practiced his profession in the government of Quindío. Apparently, he was receiving psychiatric treatment due to the depression he had been experiencing for several months following the death of his mother.

The investigation by the authorities indicates that Ceballos Zambrano was in his apartment at Carrera 18 #21N-24 when he made the decision. The citizen was found badly injured on the floor, later a private ambulance took her to the San Juan de Dios de Armenia hospital.

A few moments ago, the mayor of Armenia, José Manuel Ríos Morales, confirmed that the woman, who was in critical condition, had died.

“This news is unfortunate, a supportive hug to the family and friends, an excellent official,” said the mayor.

The Technical Investigation Corps, CTI, assumed the urgent acts.

Watch out for the warning signs

According to the mental health bulletin of the national Ministry of Health, suicidal behavior is “a sequence of events called the suicidal process that occurs progressively, in many cases, and begins with thoughts and ideas that are followed by suicidal plans and culminates in one or multiple attempts with a progressive increase in lethality without reaching death, until the consummated suicide”, (Cañón Buitrago SC. Cited in the National Survey of Mental Health – ENSM, 2015).

Suicidal behavior is considered a symptom of an emotional or mental illness or disorder and does not represent a diagnosis in itself and, consequently, the presence of other emotional or behavioral symptoms that together form part of the diagnosis should be reviewedaccording to the International Classification of Diseases, ICD, of the World Health Organization (WHO, 1993), of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5) and of the American Psychiatric Association (APA).

It is possible to avoid it

A suicide is triggered by multiple factors, which can be detected in time not only by the affected person, but also by their close environment —family, friends, neighbors—, in order to treat them and improve the individual’s quality of life.

The health authorities recommend that people see a specialist when they notice negative changes in mood or any affectation to mental health.

In the same way, it is invited to be attentive to possible warning signs in friends and family. Advise them, listen to them and offer them permanent company.

help channels

The free hotline is 606 735 99 50, there are professionals willing 7 days a week to attend to people who need help or who need to be heard.

This hotline is articulated to a service system that is activated when a call is detected where the intention to attempt once morest one’s life is manifested. It is an aid to face alterations in mental health and temporary crises.