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 researchers found. "If we better understand which factors played a role in the death of these young people, we can make practical recommendations for better suicide prevention among young people," the researchers said to NOS. There are few specialized treatment facilities for the treatment of complex mental health issues, resulting in the involved young people often ending up on waiting lists and their situation escalating.

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GPs report 75% surge in youth seeking help for suicidal thoughts, attempts
3 weeks, 5 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 …

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 …

Gone too soon — the subject of youth suicide in India
9 months ago

Gone too soon — the subject of youth suicide in India

The Hindu  

Suicide is the tragic and untimely loss of human life, all the more devastating and perplexing because it is a conscious volitional act. Suicide in young people is best understood as multidetermined and the result of interaction between biological, psychological, familial, and social cultural factors. A current review of adolescent suicides in India shows that the most commonly reported risk …

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 …

What’s killing our students? Understanding the Causes of Student Suicides
1 year, 3 months ago

What’s killing our students? Understanding the Causes of Student Suicides

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 21, 2023 11:00 IST - 13 MINS READ Arjun Gupta, 25, had a troubled adolescence. Adolescents could also have issues relating to sexual identity and orientation.” According to Arjun Kapoor, a research fellow at the Centre for Mental Health Law & Policy, half of India’s suicides are due to mental health issues while “the remaining 50 per …

Experts express concern over rise in suicidal tendencies among teens
1 year, 5 months ago

Experts express concern over rise in suicidal tendencies among teens

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Medical experts expressed concern over a spike in attempted suicide, especially by youngsters due to unhappiness arising from an array of issues, ranging from parental expectations to anxiety. They said that a 2021-22 study indicated a 40 to 60 per cent increase in cases of mental illnesses among the youth and bemoaned a lack of governmental intervention to bring …

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 …

Suicidal tendencies among teenagers a major concern, say experts
2 years, 3 months ago

Suicidal tendencies among teenagers a major concern, say experts

The Hindu  

Suicidal tendencies among teenagers have become a major concern for society, according to experts. In the backdrop of this, experts and doctors from the Maharaja Institute of Medical Sciences and police officials have planned to create awareness among the public about the importance of life by organising rallies and awareness programmes on September 10, which has been observed as World …

A strict no to sensationalising, repetition of suicide stories, say psychiatrists
2 years, 5 months ago

A strict no to sensationalising, repetition of suicide stories, say psychiatrists

The Hindu  

Sensationalising death by suicide and its repeated projections in the media have become a cause for concern for psychiatrists. “The fact is that whenever suicides are sensationalised and repeatedly projected, we know that there is an increase in suicides particularly in the young and vulnerable, who identify with the person or with the situation,” said Lakshmi Vijayakumar, psychiatrist and founder …

One in five young people considered suicide in last lockdown
2 years, 7 months ago

One in five young people considered suicide in last lockdown

NL Times  

Over a fifth of young people in the Netherlands seriously thought about suicide at least once during the last lockdown period. The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment and other health organizations reported this based on a poll among 5,826 young people between 12 and 25 years old. Such thoughts were most common among young people struggling with …

Influential panel raises doubts on youth suicide screening
2 years, 8 months ago

Influential panel raises doubts on youth suicide screening

Associated Press  

An influential U.S. group is raising doubts about routine suicide screening for children and teens even as others call for urgent attention to youth mental health. In draft guidance posted Tuesday, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said there’s not enough evidence to recommend routinely screening kids who show no obvious signs of being suicidal. Many experts agree with the …

Suicides By Drug Overdose Have Increased Among Young Americans
2 years, 11 months ago

Suicides By Drug Overdose Have Increased Among Young Americans

Huff Post  

Klaus Vedfelt via Getty Images A new study found that while overdose suicide deaths are decreasing overall, there are a few populations in which those deaths are increasing. Bucking the overall downward trend, intentional overdose deaths increased among teens and young adults ages 15 to 24. While there’s no concrete data yet on how the pandemic has affected these numbers, …

With Increase in Suicides, Building Mental Health Infra a Must to Fight COVID Blues
3 years, 2 months ago

With Increase in Suicides, Building Mental Health Infra a Must to Fight COVID Blues

News 18  

With the release of the 2020 National Crime Records Bureau report on suicides, the question that comes to the fore is why does the data come under the ministry of home affairs. So, the common factor that emerges is that family mental health interventions mostly among the poor, less educated, and married men and women are a must. The Ministry …

Suicide Attempts in Teenage Girls Spiked By 51% In Covid-19 Lockdown, Finds Study
3 years, 6 months ago

Suicide Attempts in Teenage Girls Spiked By 51% In Covid-19 Lockdown, Finds Study

News 18  

Suicide attempts by teenage girls in the US rose by 51 per cent during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report showed that between February 21 and March 20, 2021, the emergency department visits for suspected suicide attempts were 50.6 per cent higher among girls aged 12-17 years than during the same …

140 teenagers suicide in Kerala in 6 months, State Human Rights Commission pitches in
4 years, 3 months ago

140 teenagers suicide in Kerala in 6 months, State Human Rights Commission pitches in

India TV News  

A disheartening trends has been witnessed in Kerala where at least 140 teenagers ended life for trivial reasons in the last six months, a study said, prompting the state Human Rights Commission to direct the Social Justice Department to examine the effectiveness of its suicide prevention measures. "As per a complaint received by the panel, a study conducted by DISHA, …

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% …

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% …

Youth care centres under fire for number of suicides
4 years, 10 months ago

Youth care centres under fire for number of suicides

Dutch News  

Youth care centres are not doing enough to prevent suicide among teenagers and are insufficiently aware of the signs, the youth health inspectorate has told the Volkskrant. Frequent staff changes and transfers of youngsters from one centre to another means a comprehensive insight into the teens’ lives is lacking, the inspectorate said. In addition,centres are often specialised in one problem …

Youth care centres under fire for number of suicides
4 years, 10 months ago

Youth care centres under fire for number of suicides

Dutch News  

Youth care centres are not doing enough to prevent suicide among teenagers and are insufficiently aware of the signs, the youth health inspectorate has told the Volkskrant. Frequent staff changes and transfers of youngsters from one centre to another means a comprehensive insight into the teens’ lives is lacking, the inspectorate said. In addition,centres are often specialised in one problem …

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 …

Suicide risk at crisis proportions among LGBT youth
5 years, 6 months ago

Suicide risk at crisis proportions among LGBT youth

Hindustan Times  

Nearly two million LGBT+ young people in the United States are estimated to consider suicide seriously every year, said research underscoring their mental health risks published on Thursday. Despite progress on gay rights in recent years, LGBT+ young people face rejection, discrimination and bullying, posing mental health dangers. Despite progress on gay rights in recent years, LGBT+ young people face …

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