Reference News Network December 28** According to Japan's "Asahi Shimbun" on December 27**, in order to cope with the continuous increase in child suicides, Japan ** will analyze the data collected across departments. Previously, some of the relevant information was managed by multiple departments and could not be effectively applied to suicide prevention. Now, this information will be handed over to the "Children and Family Agency", which will analyze each case to find out the causes of suicide from multiple perspectives and make recommendations for prevention based on scientific evidence.
According to the report, Japan's 2023 edition of "Suicide Countermeasures*** shows that from 2013 to 2022, a total of 3,930 elementary and middle school students committed suicide across the country, and in 2022 alone, there will be a record high of 514 people. Only in the G7 is the number one cause of death for young people in their teens in Japan is suicide.
The emergency countermeasures introduced by Japan in June this year proposed to collect multi-angle data, specifically analyze the actual situation of child suicide, and give a plan based on scientific evidence. Based on this countermeasure, Japan** has decided to collect data and data from the National Police Agency, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, and the Fire and Rescue Agencies, as well as local governments**, for analysis by the Agency for Children and Families. (Compiled by Li Ziyue).