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As Lebanon still recovers from the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 Beirut Port explosion, it continues to sink deeper into economic meltdown. Suicidal thoughts, especially among youth, have been on the rise since 2019.L'Orient-Le Jour interviewed Mia Atoui, co-founder and president of the NGO Embrace, which runs the National Lifeline (1564), a mental health crisis hotline, in collaboration with the National Mental Health Program.Cases of suicide are increasingly reported in Lebanon. Has the number changed since the crisis? What are the factors?In recent months, the media has been increasingly reporting on cases of suicide, further highlighting this public health problem. But, since 2019, suicide cases have not increased. In 2021, 145 cases were recorded. In 2022, 138. Read more: UN representative: Lebanon's crisis ‘not...
As Lebanon still recovers from the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 Beirut Port explosion, it continues to sink deeper into economic meltdown. Suicidal thoughts, especially among youth, have been on the rise since 2019.L'Orient-Le Jour interviewed Mia Atoui, co-founder and president of the NGO Embrace, which runs the National Lifeline (1564), a mental health crisis hotline, in collaboration with the National Mental Health Program.Cases of suicide are increasingly reported in Lebanon. Has the number changed since the crisis? What are the factors?In recent months, the media has been increasingly reporting on cases of suicide, further highlighting this public health problem. But, since 2019, suicide cases have not increased. In 2021, 145 cases were recorded. In 2022, 138. Read more: UN representative: Lebanon's crisis...
