suicides

Measures analyzed to address suicides among Uruguayan police officers

Published on: August 26, 2025
10:23

Montevideo, Aug 26 (Prensa Latina) Interior Minister Carlos Negro is leading a meeting to analyze urgent mental health measures to prevent the recurrence of police officer suicides.

Uruguay: Mental health problems and suicides on the rise

Published on: July 20, 2025
09:19

Montevideo, July 20 (Prensa Latina) The mental health of Uruguayans is emerging as one of the priorities of President Yamandu Orsi's government, even as the number of suicides continues to be alarming.

More than 700 suicides in Uruguay in 2023

Published on: September 10, 2024
11:20

Montevideo, Sep 10 (Prensa Latina) Last year, 763 people took their own lives in Uruguay, it was reported as the "World Suicide Prevention Day" is commemorated.

Thirteen policemen commit suicide in Uruguay this year

Published on: September 9, 2024
12:01

Montevideo, Sep 9 (Prensa Latina) A police officer took his own life, bringing to 13 the number of suicides in that body so far this year, the National Police Union (Sipolna) of Uruguay reported.

Australia: High number of suicides among military personnel revealed

Published on: September 9, 2024
11:09

Canberra, Sep 9 (Prensa Latina) The number of Australian military and war veterans who committed suicide from 1997 to 2021 is around 3,000, according to a report delivered to the Executive and Parliament.

Suicides impact on Uruguay’s Army and Police

Published on: March 13, 2024
14:17

Montevideo, Mar 13 (Prensa Latina) In the last few days two soldiers of the Uruguayan Army committed suicide, a phenomenon that until today had been recurrent among members of the National Police.

Japanese student suicides increased in 2022

Published on: March 2, 2023
09:24

Tokyo, Mar 2 (Prensa Latina) Japan recorded 512 suicides by students under the age of 19 in 2022, an increase of 39 cases over the previous year and the highest number since 1980, local sources reported today.

India records highest suicide rate

Published on: August 30, 2022
10:26

New Delhi, Aug 30 (Prensa Latina) The number of deaths due to suicides in India reached an all-time high in 2021, according to data from the National Crime Records Bureau released in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Uruguay makes new efforts to prevent suicides

Published on: October 17, 2021
10:47

Montevideo, Oct 17 (Prensa Latina) A technical group of experts in suicide prevention joined today previous efforts in this regard in Uruguay, recognized as one of the countries with the highest rates of self-harm.

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