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Child suicides in Japan hit record high of 527 in 2024 (japantoday.com)

submitted 1 month ago by schizoidman@lemm.ee to c/news@beehaw.org

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cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/54036653

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[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

elementary school students at 15, up 2,

Fuck

[–] MaggiWuerze@feddit.org 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

What do you have to do, to give a kid, younger than 10, even the concept of suicide? They are mostly not even aware of their mortality, let alone the idea of it being an escape

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 10 points 1 month ago

Religion. As a child, I was told I was born hated by God nightly on the "Christian" radio and had to make for it. Yeah f that God and followers, my Boi Jesus is the best.

[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 4 points 1 month ago

I was there. Brain chemistry and wiring coupled with environment is a hell of a mess

[–] melp@beehaw.org 1 points 1 month ago

I guess it's an issue in the US as well. Never thought about it.