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Every 11 minutes a teenager commits suicide in the world

Every 11 minutes a teenager commits suicide in the world

Worldwide, nearly 46,000 teenagers die by suicide each year. In other words, more than one every 11 minutes.

It is the fifth leading cause of death among young people aged 15-19.

These are the data published by Unicef ​​on the occasion of the World Day of Children and Adolescents (November 20), dedicated to the topic of mental and psychosocial health.

Globally, one in seven teenagers between the ages of 10 and 19 suffer from mental health problems and, according to survey data, 50% feel sad or anxious.

Almost half of all mental health problems begin by age 14 and 75 percent of them develop by age 24, but most cases go undetected or untreated.

Among the reasons why they did not ask for help, 22% of young people say that they do not consider it necessary.

10% do not know who to contact.

10% are afraid to ask for help and 8% are afraid of the negative judgment of others.

The survey reveals that teenagers would like to hear more about mental health and psychosocial well-being from institutions (34%), schools (31%), family members (7%) and the media (7%).