Lebanon’s suicide hotline Embrace is facing a surge in calls as political and economic turmoil exacerbates mental health problems in the country. Embrace co-founder Mia Atoui told The Daily Star that calls to the suicide prevention hotline had increased from around 300 to 400 a month to over 600. There have been several high-profile suicides in Lebanon in recent months, with the media drawing a direct link between the economic ...