Etiket: suicides
The Taliban and the wave of suicides
Two years have passed since the fall of Kabul in the hands of the taliban who took control of Afghanistan in the midst of a chaotic and controversial US withdrawal…
Number of suicides in Flanders down in 2021, except among young women | Interior
In 2021 there were 913 suicides in Flanders. That is a decrease of 7.1 percent compared to 2020. Flemish Minister of Welfare Hilde Crevits (CD&V) reports this based on figures…
Almost a quarter more suicides in Drenthe in 2022
The number of suicides in Drenthe has increased by almost a quarter in 2022. Sixty people took their own lives prematurely, compared to 49 a year earlier. This is evident…
Number of suicides in the Netherlands in 2022 about the same as in previous years
In 2022, 1,916 people in the Netherlands took their own lives. This is evident from a report published on Friday by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). The number of…
University suicides: 1 in 3 students lies on exams
TOhe had told his parents who went to the university, to the Federico II of Naples, to deliver the degree thesis. It wasn’t true, and for this reason Diana Biondi,…
Situation in Sint-Gillis prison was “never so harrowing”: suicides, staff shortages and overcrowding
The situation in the prison of Saint-Gilles has “never been so harrowing”. This is apparent, among other things, from a confidential document that ‘De Morgen’ could view. Earlier, the Collective…
Due to political developments and corona, suicides are more topical than ever. In Assen and Haren you can walk to break the taboo
“We hope to focus more on suicide, something that plays a big role in society. You don’t hear much about it when it’s not playing in your vicinity. The subject…
Number of suicides in Drenthe decreased slightly last year
The number of suicides in Drenthe decreased last year compared to the year before. This is evident from figures from the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2021, 49 people…
Number of suicides slightly increased last year
Number of suicides slightly increased last year The number of registered suicides rose slightly last year, from 36 to 1,859. This involved 1,295 men and 564 women. That equates to…
Last year 35 percent more suicides among young men: ‘Corona may have played a role’ Inland
Last year 1,859 Dutch people took their own lives, 36 more than in 2020. The number of suicides increased among men (by 67, to 1,295) and decreased among women (by…