More Nigerian youths are committing suicide, lawmakers lament

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Statistics show that one-fifth of suicide cases are of persons aged 13-19 years and over 50% of the crisis calls received through hotlines are from youth aged 13-29 and 27.8% of them are students.

The House of Representatives has called on the federal ministry of health to devise a national strategy to address the underlying mental health factors leading to rising cases of suicide in the country.The brief: Dozens killed; Billionaire’s fundraising; Good news from AmericaPresenting the motion, the lawmaker stated that there is a prevalence of suicide cases in Nigeria, especially among youths between the ages of 15-29 years in the country in recent times.

 

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