OUTH
AID
MALA SIA
2.DEPRESSION
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3. SCHIZOPHRENIA
4. DRUG ABUSE
5. ALCOHOL
ABUSE
6. STRESS
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FACTOR
OF SUICIDE
1. PSYCHOLOGICAL
7. POVERTY
8. FINANCIAL
ISSUES
9. ACADEMIC
PROBLEM
MENTAL HEALTH
AND
SUICIDE
Depression, one of the most common mental illnesses that leads to a higher risk of suicide (Sinar Harian, 2019).
1 in 5 young adults is depressed and 1 in 10 teens needs emotional support (NHMS).
Research has proven the link between severe depression and suicide attempts (NHMS). Loss of suicide affects family & friends emotionally and socially.
SUICIDE
FACTS
Suicide is more
common in male than female
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The World Health Organization reports suicide as the top 10 causes of death in the world.
In Malaysia .......
Teenagers ages 13 to 17 have a 10% higher suicide rate, compared to 7.9% in 2012 (NHMS)
NHMS reports that suicide ideation in 2017 was higher by 0.90% compared to 2012, while suicide attempts were 6.9%.
The NHMS states that at least 1 in 10 or 10% of 5.5 million youths have experience of suicidal thoughts.
SYMPTOMS IN YOUTH
WHO HAVE TENDENCY
TO COMMIT SUICIDE
According to the Mayo Clinic (2019), the following are some of the signs that can be detected in at-risk teens:
Talk or write about death
and suicide
Avoiding other people and prefer being lonely
Mood disorder
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Abuse of alcohol
and drugs
Feeling trap
in a situation
Unorganized eat
and sleep pattern
Act or conduct on something risky that
could endanger themselves
Excessive irritation & anxiousness when the symptoms above occurs
