COVID-19 pandemic is triggering an increase in risk factors for suicide, and suicide prevention “must be prioritized” after 18 months into the pandemic that brought social isolation among the population, America’s office of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day.
Novel COVID-19 has exacerbated risk factors associated with suicidal behaviours, such as job loss, trauma or abuse, mental health disorders and barriers to accessing health care, the global health agency warned. Furthermore, it added that globally, one in 100 deaths is reported by suicide, making it among the leading causes of death worldwide and the fourth leading cause of death among 15- to 29-year-olds.
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