Tag Archive | #WorldHealthOrganization
#JamesDonaldson on #MentalHealth – #MentalHealthIssues Skyrocket As #Pandemic Wears On
Sarah Chamberlain Contributor Insights into policy and its underlying effect on #women. According to data from the #WorldHealthOrganization, someone commits #suicide every 40 seconds – 800,000 per year – and for every #suicide, 20 more were attempted. That means 5-7 people will commit #suicide during the time it takes you to read this article. The CARE […]
#JamesDonaldson on #MentalHealth – #Suicide Rates Rise In #Japan Among #Women And #Youth As A Result Of The #Pandemic
According to government data, the number of suicides in August increased by 15.4 per cent to 1,854. Despite a lower rate, the number of women who commit #suicide has increased by about 40 per cent. The number of students, from elementary to high school, taking their own lives has more than doubled compared to the […]
#JamesDonaldson on #MentalHealth – #SuicidePrevention Month, The Importance Of #MentalHealth
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)– #Septemberissuicidepreventionmonth and according to the #WorldHealthOrganization, 800,000 people die by #suicide every year. This month is to highlight the importance of taking care of your #mentalhealth and not being afraid to seek help if you need it. “If I could talk to myself four years ago when I was struggling with #depression […]
#JamesDonaldson on #MentalHealth – 1 Person Died By #Suicide Every 4 Minutes In 2019 But #MentalIllness Still Not Listed As A Cause
Shweta Sengar Highlights According to the latest data released by the National Crime Records Bureau, 139,123 people died by #suicide in 2019 What raises an alarm is that there is an increase of 3.4 per cent in the number of people who died by #suicide between 2018 and 2019 #Mentalillness is emerging as one of […]
#JamesDonaldson on #MentalHealth – Raising Awareness Of #Suicide
#mentalhealthexperts explain how to recognize warning signs and support those who need help By Gracie Blackwell, Texas A&M University College of Medicine #Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the #UnitedStates, and in 2018, 48,344 Americans died by #suicide. Globally, #suicide is the second-leading cause of death among those 15 to 29 years old, according to […]
#JamesDonaldson on #MentalHealth – Helping To Prevent #Suicide During Stressful #Pandemic
By Michelle Martin | Staff Writer With the #pandemic increasing rates of #depression and #anxiety among all populations and especially those struggling with #mentalillness, organizations like the #CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention and the #WorldHealthOrganization have issued warnings about an increase in deaths by suicides. With #SeptemberasNationalSuicidePreventionMonth, the biggest thing Catholic parishes and institutions can do to prevent #suicide is […]
#JamesDonaldson on #MentalHealth – Guideline For Responsible Reporting On #MentalIllness And #Suicide
Yangyel Lhaden More than 80 people take their life in Bhutan every year. Many, due to reasons myriad, go unreported. Because #suicide and #mentalillness are sensitive subjects, reporting and writing about these issues require extreme care beginning with as simple as choice of words to avoid imitation and other damaging psychological impacts in the society. […]
#JamesDonaldson on #MentalHealth – #Men’s #MentalHealth: ‘Man Up’ Is Not The Answer
Surveys from around the world show that #men everywhere find it difficult to open up about #mentalhealth, though they are significantly more at risk of attempting #suicide than #women. In this Special Feature, we look at why this may be and how to address this issue. this Special Feature, we look at why this may […]
#JamesDonaldson on #MentalHealth – #Suicide, The Epidemic We Are Overlooking
Do not blame or shame someone for thinking of #suicide, or call it a selfish act. It undermines the struggle the person is going through. Written By Pooja Saraff Societal and global issues can wear down on us and affect our #mental and physical health. It is hard to believe when we lose someone to #suicide, especially […]
#JamesDonaldson on #MentalHealth – #Depression, The Silent Killer
Frequent mood disorder that affects people of all ages can be severely disabling and a risk factor for suicidal thinking Dr Prakriti Poddar #DEPRESSION is a word we often throw around without realising the depth of the disease. It is a #mentalhealthcondition that affects people of all ages in the form of one or recurrent […]
