Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Mental disorders (including depression, bipolar disorder, autism spectrum disorders, schizophrenia, personality disorders, anxiety disorders), physical disorders (such as chronic fatigue syndrome) and substance abuse (including alcoholism and the use of and withdrawal from benzodiazepines) are risk factors. Some suicides are impulsive acts due to stress (such as from financial or academic difficulties), relationship problems (such as breakups or deaths of close ones), or harassment/bullying. Those who have previously attempted suicide are at a higher risk for future attempts. Effective suicide prevention efforts include limiting access to methods of suicide—such as …
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World Bank Group · 9 January 2025 English
Youths are a vital part of the economic workforce, but they face unique challenges and opportunities in a rapidly changing world. Despite being tech-savvy and socially conscious, many youths struggle …
depression. Those who do not get help resort to suicide or risky behaviors such as substance abuse and …
France Strategie · 6 January 2025 French
Nous remercions également les personnes auditionnées dans le cadre de nos travaux : Erwan de Gavelle, chef du bureau de la politique de l’alimentation au ministère de l’Agriculture, de la …
ement.html. 3 Observatoire national du suicide, 2022, Suicide. Mesurer l’impact de la crise sanitaire …
NBER: National Bureau of Economic Research · 3 January 2025 English
Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) use among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and questioning (LGBQ) teenagers is over 30 percent higher than among their heterosexual counterparts. Yet little is known about how …
We identify individuals that have considered suicide by using the question, "During the past 12 months … months, did you ever seriously consider attempting suicide?" 31 In the State YRBS data, we find that LGBQ … percent more likely to report having considered suicide (40 percent vs. 14 percent), and 81 percent more … LGBQ sample based on reporting having considered suicide (panel IV, columns 1 and 2), we again find that … essentially zero for those who have considered suicide in the past 12 months, compared to 3.6 percentage …
RSIS: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies · 3 January 2025 English
The Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, and the fall of President Bashar Al Assad’s regime in Syria on December 8, 2024, have radically changed the balance of …
of the late Youssef al Qardawi, who legitimised suicide bombing and blessed Al Qaeda, stated that “the …
RSIS: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies · 2 January 2025 English
The Base seeks the violent replacement of the US government with “a white ethno- state” and is banned in other Western countries, but the EU ban in 2024 was the …
commercially available quadcopters as well as the use of suicide bombings by the BLA.78 In India, meanwhile, a “new … ceremonies, a funeral and a hospital”, employing female suicide bombers in coordinated attacks.80 Meanwhile, IS-Sahel … elements were discovered to have planned a “double suicide bombing against worship houses” in East Java, while … reported that one suspect had planned a double suicide bombing against worship houses in Kota Batu, East … Santhana Dass, "The Use of Family Networks in Suicide Terrorism: A Case Study of the 2018 Surabaya Attacks …
World Bank Group · 1 January 2025 English
By 2030, an estimated two-thirds of the world's extremely poor could be concentrated in countries and contexts characterized by fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV) (World Bank Group, 2020). FCV contexts, …
children were three times more likely to commit suicide than the general community Invalid source specified …
RSF: Russell Sage Foundation · 1 January 2025 English
We know strikingly little about how time use varies across ethnoracial groups in the United States. We describe the daily lives of 210,586 White, Black, Hispanic, and Asian people in …
Taylor, Linda M. Chatters, and Sean Joe. 2012. “Suicide, Negative Interaction and Emotional Support Among …
RSF: Russell Sage Foundation · 1 January 2025 English
We provide new evidence on marital status and family outcomes of transgender and other gender minority populations in the United States using more than fifteen thousand non-cisgender adults in the …
documented as having a higher risk of mortality from suicide, homi- cide, and other external causes (de Blok …
DPG: Delhi Policy Group · 31 December 2024 English
DPG is deeply committed to the growth of India’s national power and purpose, the security and prosperity of the people of India and India’s contributions to the global public good. …
law was lifted, was arrested. He later attempted suicide. The same day, the Justice Ministry barred Yoon …
WHO: World Health Organization · 31 December 2024 English
This Health System Summary is based on the Czechia: Health System Review (HiT) published in 2023 but is significantly updated, including data, policy developments and relevant reforms as highlighted by …
and Other Dementias 2020–30, and the National Suicide Prevention Action Plan 2020–30) are key policy …