Three lifestyle factors that predispose bullied teens to planning or attempting suicide have been identified by a recent study conducted by researchers at James Cook University. The team analyzed data from a survey of more than 280,000 students between the ages of 13 and 17 from 90 countries . Remember that suicide is the third … Read more
Emergency department visits for suspected teen suicide attempts increased significantly last year compared to 2019, highlighting the impact of the pandemic on mental health , according to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). United. Suicide attempts began to rise among teens ages 12 to 17 , especially girls. Social distancing Between … Read more
In suicide research, the lessons of survivors are seldom heard – people who, despite the urge to die, find ways to cope and reasons to live . A new study takes this approach, conducting open-ended interviews with 17 people in the Ithaca area. Each interviewee described a similar journey: fighting the temptation to end their … Read more
This Friday is the World Day Against Suicide Prevention , a silent pandemic that barely has news coverage (especially if we compare it with homicides). In Spain 3,671 people took their own lives in 2019 , according to the latest definitive data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE). There are ten people a day. … Read more
Teen suicides have increased significantly. Also, generally speaking, there are many suicides. In Spain, for example, there are 10 times more suicides than homicides . Recent research , conducted by the University of Washington and New York University, explored ethnic, racial, and gender differences among those who think and / or attempt suicide, as well … Read more
Identifying teens experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviors could now be easier than ever thanks to the development of a new algorithm based on machine learning . The precision of the new algorithm is greater than that of previously developed predictive approaches. Orion Weller of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, and his colleagues present these … Read more
According to a new study led by researchers from the US National Institute of Mental Health, the risk of suicide among lesbian, gay and bisexual adults varies considerably based on the intersection between sexual identity and other aspects of identity, such as gender, age and ethnicity. The study, which examined data from a nationally representative … Read more
New research from the University of Georgia suggests another online danger is growing: self-harm Instagram posts . The researchers found that posts with hashtags related to self-harm increased from 58,000 to 68,000 in early 2018 to more than 110,000 in December. Self-harm or self-harm is defined as deliberately hurting your own body. Some prime examples … Read more