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Child and Adolescent Suicide Rates Surge in South Korea Amid Mounting Social Pressures

SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s youth are facing mounting mental health challenges, with child and adolescent suicide rates climbing to their highest level in more than two decades, according to a government report released Wednesday. The “Child and Youth Quality of Life 2025” survey, published by the National Data Office, found that [...]

April 23 Has Been Declared the World Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Day (WICAMHD) by the World’s Leading Psychiatric Organizations for Child and Adolescence

SINGAPORE, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Research has shown that most mental disorders develop in childhood and adolescence (before the age of 25), and one-quarter of number of years lost to disability or illness for mental and substance use disorders occur in youths. Recognising the urgency to address this burgeoning issue and to galvanise the global [...]