NORTH WEST SYRIA: NUMBER OF SUICIDE ATTEMPTS AND DEATHS RISE SHARPLY
Mental Health
In brief
- What happenedThe figures spark concerns for a mental health crisis, Save the Children said Almost one in five of all recorded suicide attempts and deaths in North West Syria are children[i], with a total of 246 suicides and 1,748 attempts recorded in just the last three months of 2020, Save the Children has said.[ii] The number of
- How many affectedAffected persons: 2,000
- What help is neededResponse priorities should be confirmed in the linked source reports as needs change.
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Situation
The figures spark concerns for a mental health crisis, Save the Children said Almost one in five of all recorded suicide attempts and deaths in North West Syria are children[i], with a total of 246 suicides and 1,748 attempts recorded in just the last three months of 2020, Save the Children has said.[ii] The number of
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- Affected persons
- 2,000 retained at 2021-04-29
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