Psychological and socio-ecological correlates of 12-month suicide behavior among junior high school students in the greater Accra region of Ghana.

Enoch Kordjo AzasuEmmanuel Nii-Boye QuarshieErick MessiasMarcus LarnyohElizabeth AliSean Joe

Published in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2024)

This finding highlights a potential emerging suicide crisis among preteens which warrants attention. Additional studies are needed to observe these increasing trends and identify risk, protective and precipitating factors to help prevent suicide among these children.

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public health
human health
young adults
working memory
climate change
risk assessment
sleep quality
depressive symptoms