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The link between unemployment rates and suicide is a very important measure of the impact of the economic crisis. However, behind these statistics lie personal and family tragedies, the long-term impact of which is difficult to measure. This article is published in collaboration with The Conversation. Publication does not imply endorsement of ...
In the US, the nation’s readiness for effective pro-mental health and suicide prevention strategies is growing like never before, and the scientific field of suicide has matured enough to provide answers on what we as a nation, and in communities throughout the country, can do to lower the rate of suicide throughout the country.
In particular, the protracted pandemic had a major impact on the mental health of women and young people in Japan and it altered suicide trends in the country. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development reported that the prevalence of depression in Japan doubled to 17.3% in 2020 , up from 7.9% in 2013, while the number of ...
The latest UNICEF Innocenti Report Card measures 41 countries against three main categories: mental well-being, covering life satisfaction and suicide rates; physical health including rates of obesity and child mortality; and skills, both academic and social.
Racial achievement gaps in the United States are narrowing, a Stanford University data project shows. But progress has been slow and unsteady – and gaps are still large across much of the country.
Just over 20 years ago, the dotcom bubble burst, causing the stocks of many tech firms to tumble.Some companies, like Amazon, quickly recovered their value – but many others were left in ruins.
Suicide is a deeply personal course of action, each profoundly different from one another. But there is little doubt that the pattern in 2020 is broadly linked to the pandemic. Japanese women’s rising suicide rate is the tip of a global iceberg; it has been widely chronicled how the pandemic has disproportionally impacted women’s well-being.
There will be a shift in the global ageing population from 7% today to 20% in the next few decades. This growth will be one of the greatest social, economic, and political transformations of our time. It will force changes in systems, have impact on families, and will require new solutions.
According to the World Economic Forum’s 2023 Global Gender Gap Report, Latin America and the Caribbean has closed almost three-quarters of its gender gap: The region has the third highest level of parity globally at 74.3%. At the current rate of progress, it will take 53 years for the region to attain full gender parity based on the ...
More than 1 in 10 people in Japan are now aged 80 or older. The ageing population is having a profound impact on Japan's economy, workforce and society.