Fewer suicides in first two months of lockdown, police figures show
4 years, 7 months ago

Fewer suicides in first two months of lockdown, police figures show

Dutch News  

There has been a sharp drop in the number of suicides and attempted suicides over the past two months, but police have been called out to deal with more ‘disturbed’ individuals, according to data collected by the 25 regional safety teams and quoted by broadcaster NOS. The number of suicides since social distancing measures were introduced are down between 15% and 20%, the police figures show, even though experts had expected an increase. Bauke Koekoek, a lecturer in crisis nursing at the police academy, told broadcaster NOS that it is difficult to explain why there have been fewer suicides since the lockdown was introduced. ‘But it could also be that people are waiting to see what happens.’ In previous economic crisis there has been an increase in the number of suicides, NOS said.

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GPs report 75% surge in youth seeking help for suicidal thoughts, attempts
3 weeks, 4 days ago

GPs report 75% surge in youth seeking help for suicidal thoughts, attempts

NL Times  

General practitioners in the Netherlands report a sharp increase in the number of young people seeking help for suicidal thoughts or attempts. In the third quarter of 2024, consultations for these issues among individuals aged 0 to 24 were 75 percent higher compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019, according to new research by organizations including the National Institute for Public …

Victoria's suicide rate remains steady but there's hope new research can help in fight to save lives
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Victoria's suicide rate remains steady but there's hope new research can help in fight to save lives

ABC  

Victoria's State Coroner John Cain has seen the devastating repercussions of suicide countless times, dealing with people he said are re-living "the worst day of their lives". Data revealed rate remained within expected levels In the first phase of the analysis, Professor Spittal's team examined the annualised monthly suicide rate in Victoria per 100,000 population, since 2012. The analysis showed …

Suicide prevention techniques make no difference as US sees increase in people taking their own lives
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Suicide prevention techniques make no difference as US sees increase in people taking their own lives

Daily Mail  

Suicide prevention measures like hotlines, school curriculums, and telehealth have done nothing to slow the rate of suicide in the US, experts warn. Over the past two decades, federal officials have launched three national suicide prevention strategies, which have focused on addressing risk factors, providing follow-up care, and evaluating at-risk populations like Native Americans. Despite several measures to lower suicide …

Global suicide report reveals where rates are highest... as US makes shocking entry
5 months, 1 week ago

Global suicide report reveals where rates are highest... as US makes shocking entry

Daily Mail  

The United States has the sixth-highest suicide rate in the world, a grim ranking that comes amid a decades-long rise in suicides over the past three decades. The US suicide rate came to 14.1 deaths per 100,000 people, considerably lower than South Korea’s 24.1 suicides per capita, though quite a bit higher than Australia and Croatia’s 12.4 deaths per capita. …

Teaching mental well-being will reduce suicides: experts
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Teaching mental well-being will reduce suicides: experts

The Hindu  

A recent article in the Lancet has once again turned the spotlight on suicide. The aim was to establish effective surveillance mechanisms for suicide within three years and establish psychiatric outpatient departments to provide suicide prevention services through the District Mental Health Programmes in all districts within the next five years. But two years later, nothing has happened,” said Lakshmi …

Health service worried about suicide among Amsterdam young people; Up 40% in four years
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Health service worried about suicide among Amsterdam young people; Up 40% in four years

NL Times  

Health service GGD is concerned about the increasing number of young people taking their own lives in Amsterdam. In four years, the number of suicides among people under 30 in Amsterdam increased by 40 percent, Parool reports based on figures from Formatus, the GGD’s forensic medicine registration network. “What we can do is focus on prevention in certain risk groups …

Suicide rates for women increased 4 percent in 2022: CDC data
1 year, 1 month ago

Suicide rates for women increased 4 percent in 2022: CDC data

Raw Story  

This article was originally published by The 19th. Even though the total number of men who committed suicide outpaced women 4 to 1 in 2022, the suicide rate for women increased twice as much as men from 2021 to 2022. In the 10 to 14 age group, the suicide rate for men declined 13 percent and declined 22 percent for …

Suicides in U.S. hit historic high in 2022, driven by increase among older adults
1 year, 1 month ago

Suicides in U.S. hit historic high in 2022, driven by increase among older adults

LA Times  

A woman presses her face against a photo on a memorial poster during an event to raise awareness and funds for Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center in Los Angeles in October 2023. Suicide rates have increased across many demographic groups, but “if there’s a bright spot in the report, it is that decline for some of the younger groups which …

Need to set up a dedicated suicide prevention helpline in Andhra Pradesh, says psychiatrist
1 year, 3 months ago

Need to set up a dedicated suicide prevention helpline in Andhra Pradesh, says psychiatrist

The Hindu  

The World Health Organisation puts suicide as the fourth leading cause of death among 15 to 29-year-olds across the globe. Hence, it is important that we have enough suicide prevention helplines to reach out to people during the crisis. “While Tamil Nadu has Sneha and Telangana has Roshini, such a dedicated centre, where people are given emotional aid, is not …

Sensitization is paramount to prevent suicides, say doctors
1 year, 4 months ago

Sensitization is paramount to prevent suicides, say doctors

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The World Health Organisation has themed this year’s World Suicide Prevention Day, like for the past two years, ‘Creating hope through action’. The latest data from the National Crime Records Bureau indicates a 7.2 per cent rise in suicide cases in India from 11.3in 2020 to 12 in 2021. As per the report, amongst various factors, family problems were …

U.S. suicides hit an all-time high last year, the CDC reports
1 year, 4 months ago

U.S. suicides hit an all-time high last year, the CDC reports

LA Times  

Data suggest suicides are more common in the U.S. than at any time since the dawn of World War II. About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever, according to new government data posted Thursday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which posted the numbers, has not yet calculated a suicide …

Suicide rate stable, but is the biggest cause of young men's deaths
1 year, 7 months ago

Suicide rate stable, but is the biggest cause of young men's deaths

Dutch News  

The number of suicides in the Netherlands remained virtually unchanged last year when compared with the coronavirus years, national statistics agency CBS said on Friday. Nevertheless, suicide remains the biggest cause of death among young adults and men are twice as likely as women to end their lives. Renske Gilissen, lead researcher with the 113 helpline, says multiple factors play …

Suicide prevention needs care, nuance
2 years ago

Suicide prevention needs care, nuance

Hindustan Times  

The shocking death of a 20-year-old actor by suicide has unleashed a wave of unverified propaganda and speculation, led to the arrest of the woman’s 28-year-old former partner on charges of abetment of suicide, and caused renewed conversation on mental health and suicide. But the blunt force of law enforcement is a poor deterrent for suicide, depression and mental health …

Suicide is complicated. So is prevention
2 years, 3 months ago

Suicide is complicated. So is prevention

LA Times  

The reasons someone dies by suicide are just as unique as they are — which makes prevention and prediction a model, not a science. The AAS was one of the first organizations to collect the data from survivors and create what we know as “the signs.” The thought, Wood said, was that if AAS could define warning signs like those …

Suicide is a Preventable Public Health Catastrophe; Together We Can Tame It - News18
2 years, 3 months ago

Suicide is a Preventable Public Health Catastrophe; Together We Can Tame It - News18

News 18  

Yesterday was the World Suicide Prevention Day. Also, against the earlier trend of one Indian dying by suicide every 4 minutes, as per 2021 NCRB data, the incidence of suicide has exacerbated to “one suicide death every three minutes”. The trend of abnormally high suicides in relatively lower age group in India, not only changes “our population dividend from boon …

World Suicide Prevention Day: Here’s what we can do to save a life
2 years, 3 months ago

World Suicide Prevention Day: Here’s what we can do to save a life

Hindustan Times  

World Suicide Prevention Day was observed across the globe on Saturday as welfare organisations made an attempt to raise awareness of the issue and spread the message of hope for all. WHO said, for every suicide, there are likely 20 other people making a suicide attempt and many more have serious thoughts of suicide. As part of the campaign on …

Tackling post-Covid suicidal distress
2 years, 4 months ago

Tackling post-Covid suicidal distress

Hindustan Times  

Covid-19 has had a ruinous impact on people’s mental health. New data released by the National Crime Records Bureau last week captures the depth of the problem and the challenge it poses for the public health system. At 120 deaths per million, 2021 saw the highest rate of deaths from suicide since 1967, the earliest year for which this data …

Slight increase in suicide last year
2 years, 8 months ago

Slight increase in suicide last year

NL Times  

The number of registered suicides in the Netherlands increased by 36 to 1,859 last year. Men between the ages of 20 and 30, in particular, were more likely to end their lives, with the number of suicides in this age group increasing from 124 in 2020 to 157 in 2021. Last year, 304 men and 128 women between the ages …

COVID-19 drove up suicide numbers by 10% in 2020; Maharashtra most affected with nearly 20,000 cases
3 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19 drove up suicide numbers by 10% in 2020; Maharashtra most affected with nearly 20,000 cases

Firstpost  

The country recorded 1,53,052 suicides — an average of 418 daily — last year The COVID-19 pandemic proved to be a killer in more ways than one as India recorded a whopping 1,53,052 suicides — an average of 418 daily — in 2020, as per the government data. The annual data released by National Crime Records Bureau showed that 2020’s …

Suicide-related calls to helplines rise by 50 per cent amid Covid pandemic
3 years, 3 months ago

Suicide-related calls to helplines rise by 50 per cent amid Covid pandemic

Hindustan Times  

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has taken a toll on the mental health of people. Several mental health helpline numbers have recorded an almost 50% rise in the number of calls regarding suicidal thoughts. Financial loss, prolonged isolation, deaths of loved ones are among some of the stressors during Covid pandemic which are pushing people into depression, thoughts of suicide, say …

Suicide rate fell during first lockdown, new data shows
3 years, 4 months ago

Suicide rate fell during first lockdown, new data shows

The Independent  

The suicide rate in England and Wales fell during the first national Covid-19 lockdown, new data from the Office for National Statistics shows. Although around three quarters of the suicides recorded during the first national lockdown were among men, there was actually a drop in the male suicide rate falling to 13.9 deaths per 100,000 men compared with 16.9 per …

US suicides dropped last year, defying pandemic expectations
3 years, 8 months ago

US suicides dropped last year, defying pandemic expectations

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The number of U.S. suicides fell nearly 6% last year amid the coronavirus pandemic — the largest annual decline in at least four decades, according to preliminary government data. “There’s a heroism phase in every disaster period, where we’re banding together and expressing lots of messages of support that we’re in this together,” said Dr. Christine Moutier, …

US suicide rate fell last year after decade of steady rise
4 years, 2 months ago

US suicide rate fell last year after decade of steady rise

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The U.S. suicide rate fell slightly last year, the first annual decline in more than a decade, according to new government data. It’s a small decrease and the data is preliminary, but the decline is “really exciting,” said Dr. Christine Moutier, chief medical officer of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. When all that is factored together, …

No spike in suicide rates in Victoria during COVID-19 lockdowns, coroners court figures show
4 years, 4 months ago

No spike in suicide rates in Victoria during COVID-19 lockdowns, coroners court figures show

ABC  

Victoria's lockdown has not yet seen a spike in suicides compared to last year, according to new data released today by the state's coroner. Key points: There have been 466 suicides so far this year in Victoria There have been 466 suicides so far this year in Victoria Men were three times more likely to take their own lives Men …

Fewer suicides in first two months of lockdown, police figures show
4 years, 7 months ago

Fewer suicides in first two months of lockdown, police figures show

Dutch News  

There has been a sharp drop in the number of suicides and attempted suicides over the past two months, but police have been called out to deal with more ‘disturbed’ individuals, according to data collected by the 25 regional safety teams and quoted by broadcaster NOS. The number of suicides since social distancing measures were introduced are down between 15% …

168 of 326 non-coronavirus deaths till 9 May were suicides, finds report: COVID-19 lockdown may cost us dearer than economy, warn psychiatrists
4 years, 7 months ago

168 of 326 non-coronavirus deaths till 9 May were suicides, finds report: COVID-19 lockdown may cost us dearer than economy, warn psychiatrists

Firstpost  

Suicide is reportedly the second leading cause of non-coronavirus deaths in India during the lockdown, according to the data compiled by a journalist A 26-year-old studying in Ranchi, killed herself because she was unable to go back to her parents’ home during COVID-19 lockdown. Suicide is reportedly the second leading cause of non-coronavirus deaths in India during the lockdown, according …

More people used suicide prevention hotline; no decrease in number of suicides
4 years, 11 months ago

More people used suicide prevention hotline; no decrease in number of suicides

NL Times  

Employees of suicide prevention hotline 113 had more than 93 thousand conversations over the telephone or texts with suicidal people last year, almost three times as many as in 2016, according to figures Trouw requested from 113 Zelfmoordpreventie. The increase in calls to the suicide crisis helpline is not reflected in the number of suicides - over the past years …

Problems with care often played a role in teen suicide in 2017
4 years, 11 months ago

Problems with care often played a role in teen suicide in 2017

NL Times  

Problems with health care relatively often played a role in the suicide of young people between the ages of 10 and 20 years in 2017, according to a study performed on behalf of the Ministry of Public Health. Young people who took their own lives in that year also often struggled with bullying or having high expectations of themselves, the …

Prisoner suicides surge by 23%, official figures reveal
5 years, 2 months ago

Prisoner suicides surge by 23%, official figures reveal

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Prisoner suicides have surged by 23 per cent across England …

WHO calls for strategy to prevent a suicide every 40 seconds
5 years, 2 months ago

WHO calls for strategy to prevent a suicide every 40 seconds

India TV News  

The World Health Organization has called for developing and implementing strategies to prevent suicide and promote mental health. Ahead of the World Mental Health Day, to be observed on Thursday, Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia, said the region's member states are taking important steps to address the issue. In line with the regional strategy for preventing …

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