World Suicide Prevention Day: Most in Mexico Occur Among Young Unemployed Prensa Latina
go to original September 11, 2014

Mental health workers join TakePart Live to talk about suicide prevention and using social media as an outlet for distress. (TakePart)

Most people who commit suicide in Mexico are unemployed youth, it was reported here on the occasion of the World Day for Prevention of Suicide.

About 79.6 percent of suicides occur among men aged 15-24 years who are unemployed, and adults older than 45 years, as a solution to their problems.

So says a study by the firm Eli Lilly, adding that conditions like depression and lack of timely treatment are important factors that influence suicide rates in the country.

The statement issued by Eli Lilly says that suicide is one of the 10 leading causes of death in adolescents and young adults in Mexico, so authorities and companies should join forces to address this public health problem.

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