Suicides in Medellin: Legal medicine alarms due to their increase – Medellin – Colombia
This problem has become a public health issue in the country.
This problem has become a public health issue in the country.
From January to July, 128 cases were registered in the city. 1,564 reports were filed in the country.
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According to data from The National Institute of Legal Medicine, Medellin is the second city in the country with the highest number of suicides. Between January and July 2022, 128 entries were submitted, 26 of which were of 20-24 year olds, who are the most affected population nationally with 250 entries.
In the first six months of the year, there are alerts in the country 1564 suicides to the left an average of 7 cases and 95 attempts per dayaccording to the National Institutes of Health (INS).
“We believe that to situations of underdiagnosed mental disorders, the element of despair has been added, which has become permanent and common among young people these days,” commented psychiatrist Rodrigo Cordoba to “El Colombiano”, clarifying that it is necessary to stop aside taboos to start a public health debate.
Likewise, he is concerned that Of the 20 cases registered in children under the age of 18 in Medellin, 5 were girls between the ages of 10 and 14.
This is also indicated by the data of Legal Medicine so far this year there have been 1,241 male suicides and 323 female suicides in Colombia. This shows a clear difference between the two sexes on this public health issue.
The suicide rate in Colombia between January and July 2022 increased by 9.97% compared to the same period last year, according to Legal Medicine.
Faced with this situation, projects such as “Give Me Reasons” have been developed by the City Hall of Medellín, which aims to help citizens find support and advice on mental health.
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