A near doubling of acute suicide calls this summer
The Church’s SOS says that they have almost twice as many acute suicide calls this summer, compared to last summer. The Church’s SOS service has…
The Church’s SOS says that they have almost twice as many acute suicide calls this summer, compared to last summer. The Church’s SOS service has…
During a conference in Oslo on Thursday, Maud Angelica Behn (16) was awarded the Akuttpsykiatriprisen 2020 (Acute Psychiatry Award) for her openness about mental disorders and suicide, reports VG.The…
Between 500 and 600 people commit suicide in Norway every year. Two out of three who take their lives are men and the median age…
The prime minister invited all to an open house at the prime minister’s residence on World Suicide Day. She thinks suicide prevention has been too…
The percentage of people taking their own lives has fallen over 30% globally since 1990 according to a comprehensive analysis.The proportion is still high in…
Senior and public health minister Åse Michaelsen (Frp) lit the first of 614 candles in memory of those who committed suicide in 2016. The…
Every year more than 500 Norwegians take their own lives. Now a new action plan against suicide is on the cards the government said. …
Last year, Church SOS had over 21,000 conversations with suicidal people.That represents a tenth of all calls to their emergency telephone line. Every year,…
More young persons call the alarm phone this summer The alarm phone for children and adolescents experiences a 22 per cent increase in the number of…
A young Norwegian man took his own life after being deceived to perform sexual acts online. Now Kripos (Crime Division) have warned against cynical scammers….
Increase in children under 13 years who calls to talk about suicide This year there has been a doubling of the number of children under…
Høie wants to prevent suicide with a guide for the municipalities The Norwegian Directorate of Health, for the first time, publishes a guide to municipalities…
The fear of being send back to Afghanistan has driven several teenage Afghan migrants to suicide attempts, some of them succeeded. – In recent weeks,…
A new Norwegian study shows that people who get cancer before the age of 25 years are more than twice as likely as others to…