Suicide

Lifestyle

MENTAL HEALTH

Spain's 024 suicide hotline will answer calls in foreign languages

The Nomad Today 5/11/22

Suicide is the first external cause of death in Spain and the main cause of death among young people

01 November 2021, Spain, Barcelona: A woman places a flower on the grave where her relatives rest at the Poblenou cemetery on All Saints Day, a Catholic holiday dedicated to the memory of the deceased. Photo: Jordi Boixareu/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Lifestyle

CAUSES OF DEATH

Mortality in Spain grows 18% in the year of the pandemic

The Nomad Today 11/10/21

Suicide increased by 7% and was the main cause of external death, that is, other than diseases

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, delivering a speech. Photo: La Moncloa.

Lifestyle

MENTAL HEALTH DAY

Spain presents plan to address mental health problems caused by Covid

The Nomad Today 10/9/21

Prime Minister Sanchez also announced the creation of a 24-hour free, confidential information telephone for the prevention of suicidal behavior

A police patrol car. Photo: Twitter/@L_S_poliisi.

Finland

PIRKANMAA

Man commits suicide by burning himself in the street

The Nomad Today 7/6/21

This is the second case in Finland this year of a person who commits suicide by burning

World

DEAD IN 2018

Stockholm renames concert hall in honour of late Swedish DJ Avicii

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/19/21

The arena will also become a meeting point for initiatives fighting for mental health and the future of young people.

Kokkola City Hall, the place where the events occurred. Image: Google Maps.

Finland

'NO CRIME SUSPECTED'

Woman kills herself by burning in the center of Kokkola

The Nomad Today 4/18/21

The event occurred on Saturday morning in the city center, next to the town hall.

World

WIKILEAKS

British judge denies Assange extradition to US due to suicide risk

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/4/21

The US government now has 14 days to lodge an appeal.

Finland

CAUSES OF DEATH

746 people committed suicide in Finland last year

The Nomad Today 12/15/20

The average age of persons who committed suicide was 47 years for both women and men.

Lifestyle

UNICEF REPORT

Kids in rich countries face lack of skills, obesity, depression

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/3/20

Bulgaria, Chile and the United States are ranked the worst places to be a child among high-income countries. Lithuania has the highest rate of adolescent suicide followed by New Zealand…

Finland

Finnish suicide profile: male, 25-34 years old from Kuopio or Oulu

The Nomad Today 2/4/20

The 30-year decline in the number of suicides was recently interrupted, according to the Finnish Health authority (THL). Between 2016 and 2018 there were 2,400 cases across the country. Hanging was…

World

Every 40 seconds a person commits suicide in the world

The Nomad Today 9/11/19

The World Health Organization (WHO) stressed the need to incorporate prevention strategies into national health and education programmes and to restrict access to pesticides that are used for…

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