SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Extruded charcoal briquettes, herbicides, and pesticides have been designated by the government as ‘suicide hazardous’ items. Accordingly, spreading information on the sale of charcoal briquettes or pesticides online to incite or assist with suicides will result in punishment of up to two years in prison or 20 million won [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that the number one cause of death among South Koreans between the ages of 10 and 30 is suicide. Experts are calling on the government to develop stronger countermeasures as it is more likely for younger South Koreans to resort to self-harm before deciding [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Slogans printed on the guardrail that runs along the pedestrian walkway at Seoul’s Mapo Bridge to help people think twice about committing suicide have all been taken down, seven years after they were originally installed. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Tuesday that all of the slogans inscribed on [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Every time they experience bad comments or discrimination on the Internet, middle school students are more likely to have extreme thoughts. Choi Jung-ah, an associate professor at Kyungil University, said that when cyberbullying occurs, teenagers are 57.7 percent more likely to think of committing suicide, and the likelihood will [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of teenagers making the extreme choice to end their own life before becoming adults is on the rise. According to data submitted by the Ministry of Education to Rep. Kim Hyun-ah, a total of 549 students have killed themselves over the past four years. When analyzing the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Education (MOE) plans to introduce an educational course on social emotions to teach students to control their emotions, learn to live together, and put a stop to suicide and school violence. The MOE announced on Sunday that it will test the program at designated schools in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Three in ten people sent to emergency rooms after a failed suicide attempt were in their 20’s, while 36 percent of all those who attempted suicide said that it was not their first attempt. The Ministry of Health and Welfare conducted a survey of 1,500 adults who had visited [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — More than nine out of 10 people who took their own lives showed warning signs before their deaths, but most people around did not take note of them. The Ministry of Health and Welfare released a report Sunday based on a meeting with 121 bereaved family members of the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Taxi drivers are being trained to become ‘lifeguards’ to prevent people from committing suicide. The Life Insurance Social Contribution Committee announced on Thursday that it plans to work with the Citizens’ Coalition for Safety (CCS) and the Korea Best Driver Association to train taxi drivers to prevent others from [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 2,400 of the nation’s firefighters find themselves in a worrisome situation, as they have been classified as being at risk of taking the extreme measure of ending their own life. According to a report released Wednesday by the National Fire Agency (NFA), 2,453 people, or 4.9 percent [...]