MIL-OSI New Zealand: North West Syria: number of suicide attempts and deaths rise sharply
The figures spark concerns for a mental health crisis, Save the Children said Almost one in five of all recorded suicide attempts and deaths in North West Syria are children[i], with a total of 246 suicides and 1,748 attempts recorded in just the last three months of 2020, Save the Children has said.[ii] The number of suicides in the area has been rising sharply over the past year, jumping by 86% from the first three months of 2020.[iii] Of those who attempted suicide, at least 42 are 15 years old or younger, while 18% are adolescents and young people between the ages of 16 and 20. These fi...
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