Ghanaian actor John Dumelo has waded into the latest alarming rate at which suicide is being recorded among young ladies in the country.

In the spate of a week, three suicide cases involving students from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, University of Ghana Legon and a JHS in the Central region have been reported.

The celebrated actor expressed worry about the recent happenings and has some advice for families on his twitter page.

The rate at which people are committing suicide is alarming. We should open up more to friends and family who are troubled.....

— Mr Dumelo (@johndumelo1) March 9, 2017

Just take a second to listen to their problems...sometimes all they need is someone to be there for them.

— Mr Dumelo (@johndumelo1) March 9, 2017