Economic Recession Linked to 10,000 Suicides

Published on Friday, June 13, 2014 by Common Dreams

Economic Recession Linked to 10,000 Suicides

New study also reveals "looming mental health crisis."

- Andrea Germanos, staff writer

A new study has linked the economic recession to 10,000 suicides across North American and Europe, and revealed a "looming mental health crisis."

Researchers from the University of Oxford and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine used data from the World Health Organization on suicides in Canada, the U.S. and 24 EU nations and found an increase in the number of suicides from 2008 to 2010.

The suicide rate increased by 4.8 percent in the U.S. between 2007 and 2010. In the EU, the rate rose by 6.5% by 2009 and stayed at that level.

The three factors the study found to be the biggest risk factors were job loss, home repossession and debt.

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