RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENT FEELINGS OF LONELINESS IS ONE OF THE MEASURES OF SUICIDE PREVENTION

Suicidal behavior among adolescents is now becoming a global problem. Child suicide is a tragedy. Each such situation shows that the fear of life overcomes the fear of death. There are many reasons for suicide among adolescents, and one of the reasons that teachers, psychologists, parents do not pay special attention to is the adolescent's feeling of loneliness. The authors of the article point out that one of the reasons for suicide among adolescents may be loneliness. At this age, they really need support, understanding of others (especially peers). The aim of the study is to prove that the cause of suicide among adolescents may be loneliness, the importance of studying and preventing the feeling of loneliness in adolescents. In an empirical study of the peculiarities of loneliness in adolescence, the authors used the method "Diagnostics of the level of subjective feeling of loneliness" by D. Russell and M. Ferguson, and also conducted a thorough analysis of the research results. Along with this survey, the authors provide a number of questions to identify the causes of loneliness among students, to help those who feel lonely. As a result of such studies, the authors found that most adolescents experience loneliness to some extent and that this feeling has a certain positive or negative impact on each of them. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the fact that school psychologists, teachers and class teachers are offered an effective methodology and questionnaires for the study and prevention of feelings of loneliness in adolescents. In adolescence, the state of loneliness is very pronounced. This condition may be associated with an increase in the social need inherent in this age. Ambiguity, spiritual isolation, melancholy, the need for communication, the closeness of people-all this leads to a painful state and stress. And untimely prevention of this problem can lead to serious, irreparable consequences.

Child Suicide Rates During the COVID-19 pandemic in England

Background: There is concern about the impact of COVID-19, and the control measures to prevent the spread, on children's mental health. The aim of this work was to identify if there had been a rise of childhood suicide during the COVID pandemic; using data from England's National Child Mortality Database (NCMD). Method: Child suicide rates between April to December 2020 were compared with those in 2019 using negative binomial regression models, and characteristics compared. In a subset (1st January to 17th May 2020) further characteristics and possible contributing factors were obtained. Results: A total of 193 likely childhood deaths by suicide were reported. There was no evidence overall suicide deaths were higher in 2020 than 2019 (RR 1.09 (0.80-1.48), p=0.584) but weak evidence that the rate in the first lockdown period (April to May 2020) was higher than the corresponding period in 2019 (RR 1.56 (0.86-2.81), p=0.144). Characteristics of individuals were similar between periods. Restriction to education and other activities, disruption to care and support services, tensions at home and isolation appeared to be contributing factors. Limitations: As child suicides are fortunately rare, the analysis is based on small numbers of deaths with limited statistical power to detect anything but major increases in incidence. Conclusion: We found no consistent evidence that child suicide deaths increased during the COVID-19 pandemic although there was a concerning signal they may have increased during the first UK lockdown. A similar peak was not seen during the following months, or the second lockdown.

Child Health in Japan

We discuss child health in Japan over recent decades and consider some of the important public health problems for children and adolescents which remain to be solved. The maternal and child health system, school lunch programme, and improvements in quality and diversity of children’s diets led to increased growth and taller adults. Prevalence of dental caries has declined although water fluoridation is not used in Japan. Contemporary problems include increase in incidence of low birth weight, vaccination hesitancy, including human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination. Economic recession has had an impact on levels of poverty and inequality, and on child health, especially weight-gain and obesity. There have been recent increases in the child suicide rate, and reports of child maltreatment and bullying.

El suicidio infantil, retos de una sociedad global. Tópicos del Trabajo Social

Cada año se suicidan casi un millón de personas, lo que supone una tasa de mortalidad global de 16 por 100,000 habitantes; dicho de otra manera, se presenta una muerte cada 40 segundos. Representando el suicidio una de las tres primeras causas de defunción entre las personas de 15 a 44 años en algunos países, y la segunda causa en el grupo de 10 a 24 años (OMS, 2018). Aunque tradicionalmente las mayores tasas de suicidio se han registrado entre personas mayores de 18 años, las tasas entre los jóvenes y niños han ido en aumento hasta el punto de que ahora estos son el grupo de mayor riesgo en un tercio de los países, tanto en el mundo desarrollado, como en el mundo en desarrollo. En tal sentido, el presente artículo contribuye en la reflexión y análisis de este fenomeno, particularmente en el suicidio infantil, el cual se consideraba anteriomente “poco frecuente” (Durkheim (1965); pero en la actualidad, se ha ido incrementando en México, lo cual requiere de la suma de esfuerzos para su prevención y atención, peor sobredo comvoca a la participacion de los trabajadores sociales desde su quehacer profesional. Nearly one million people commit suicide each year, which represents a global mortality rate of 16 per 100,000 inhabitants; In other words, a death occurs every 40 seconds. Representing suicide one of the first three causes of death among people aged 15 to 44 in some countries, and the second cause in the group of 10 to 24 years (WHO, 2018). Although traditionally the highest suicide rates have been registered among people over 18, the rates among young people and children have been rising to the point that these are now the highest risk group in a third of the countries, both in the developed world, as in the developing world. In this sense, this article contributes to the reflection and analysis of this phenomenon, particularly in child suicide, which was previously considered “rare” (Durkheim (1965); but at present, it has been increasing in Mexico, which requires the sum of efforts for prevention and care, worse overcomes the participation of social workers since their professional work.

CHILD SUICIDE: FAMILY’S REACTIONS

Introduction: Suicide is a major public health problem, in which relatives play an important role in the prevention of the said problem. However, suicide and suicidal behavior affect the relatives’ lives profoundly, both emotionally and socially. Aim: This study is an initial investigation of families’ emotional and behavioral responses to adolescents’ suicide Methodology: An extensive literary review of relevant articles for the period 2000-2017, was performed using Medline, PubMed and Google databases, with the following key words: “child suicide, parent’s reactions, bereavement, risk factors, warnings sign, and mental health problems”. Results: Suicide is uncommon in childhood but becomes an extremely serious issue among adolescents. Several risk factors have been identified and include the presence of psychiatric illness, a previous suicide attempt, family factors, substance abuse, sexual and physical abuse, or bullying. The death of a child of any age is extremely painful for parents. Most parents experience a profound sense of guilt, shame, pain, depression when harm comes to their child, even if through no fault of their own. The same feelings are often present and are associated with help seeking in siblings bereaved by suicide. All of these factors lead to a devastating grief that is much longer lasting than most people realize. Conclusion: Families that have experienced a suicide present severe prolonged grief with many psychological and physical symptoms such as depression, feelings of guilt, shame, pain, heart failure, hypertension, diabetes. However, the psychosocial impact on families is a very important issue who needs further investigation.

Parental mental health and risk of poor mental health and death by suicide in offspring

BackgroundSuicide is a major public health concern. Identifying those most at risk is vital for effective targeting of interventions. Mental health (MH) has a genetic component and parental MH is associated with child’s MH. However, little is known onthe effect of parental MH on a child’s risk of death by suicide. MethodsData from 2011 Northern Ireland Census was linked to 5 years’ death records (2011-2015) to construct multi-level regression models to determine if children living with parents with poor self-rated MH are at an increased risk of poor MH themselves and an increased risk of death by suicide. Results618,970 individuals live with their parents; with almost 1 in 7 (13.7%) living with parents with poor MH and 225 (0.1%) dying by suicide during follow-up. Interim results suggest after full adjustment, children with 2 parents with poor MH were5 times more likely to have poor MH themselves (OR=5.30, 95% CI 4.62,6.09), and children with 1 parent with poor MH were 67% more likely to die by suicide compared to children of parents with good MH (OR=1.67, 95%CI 1.19, 2.33). ConclusionsParental MH is associated with child suicide risk even after adjustment for their own MH status.

Child Suicide: A Literature Review

More than one million people are practicing suicide around the world, which makes it a significant public health problem. Thus, suicide practice is one of the three most common causes of death among economically productive age groups (15-44 years), and the second cause of death in groups aged 15 to 19 years. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to conduct a Literature Review on Suicide in Childhood in the last 10 years, taking into account the relevance of such publications. For this, in addition to researching articles on the subject, will be used books that deal with the subject, with the purpose of broadening the discussion. In this way, this work can help in the theoretical understanding of suicide and help in the combat to this frequent practice. In view of the above, what is clear is that the issue of child suicide is surrounded by several psychosocial aspects that require the attention of professionals trained to deal with such situation. From this research it was possible to analyze the magnitude of suicide, and how complex the especially in the case of suicide in children. It was found that talking about suicide is a delicate matter, since this topic is still studied and understood as a taboo that causes fear and anxiety in society.