Mental Health Crisis in Colombian Pacific: 122 Children and Young People Committed Suicide in 5 Years
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The Ombudsman's Office publishes a report that studies the 122 cases of suicides of children, adolescents and young people between the ages of 5 and 28, which occurred between 2021 and 2025 in the municipalities of the coast of Chocó, Valle del Cauca, Cauca and Nariño.
The Defensoría determined that this is not an isolated event, but a reflection of a territorial context impacted by conflict and poverty.
Bogotá, 6 Oct (EFE).- At least 122 children, adolescents and young people between the ages of 5 and 28 committed suicide between 2021 and 2025 in the Colombian Pacific, one of the poorest and most violent regions of the country, revealed on Tuesday a report by the Office of the Ombudsman. «People living in this region [...] The entry Mental Health Crisis in Colombian Pacific: 122 children and young people committed suicide in 5 years was first p…
At least 122 children, adolescents and young people between the ages of 5 and 28 committed suicide between 2021 and 2025 in the Colombian Pacific, one of the poorest and most violent regions of Colombia, according to a report presented on Tuesday by the Ombudsman’s Office. The study, entitled “Good Future in the Colombian Pacific”, also recorded [...]
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