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Bulgaria: Suicide rate in children climbs to 60 per year

Thursday, 09 November 2006

sofia2 Suicide statistics shows that Bulgaria has the highest suicide rates in children under 14, as the number of suicide deaths has climbed to 50-60 per year.

The data were presented by representatives of the Education Ministry at the meeting with psychiatrists and pedagogues from Plovdiv.
Suicide statistical data does not include attempted suicides of young population in Bulgaria, which, according to experts, is on the rise in the past few years.

Bulgarian psychologists say the causes for aggressive behavior of children and teens are complex and with wide-ranging factors - environment, family, school.

Experts say teens are incapable of controlling their emotions.

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