![]() A worker from Colombo Port’s Supply Division said: “The US started its war initiatives after the Soviet Union was dissolved and divided into several states. SEP/IYSSE members spoke with workers and youth about the international and systemic character of these social attacks, and the necessity for the mobilisation of the international working class on a revolutionary socialist program. Rajapakse’s successor, President Ranil Wickremesinghe is now systematically implementing International Monetary Fund (IMF)-dictated austerity measures, slashing workers jobs and social conditions, while unleashing state repression to suppress growing working-class opposition. This produced scarcities, soaring prices of food and other essentials, such as fuel, cooking gas and medicine, and the eruption of a mass movement that ousted President Gotabhaya Rajapakse and his government in July. The initial stages of the worsening global economic crisis, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the US-NATO war against Russia, were sharply expressed in Sri Lanka in April 2022, when it defaulted on its foreign debts. IYSSE campaign for online international May Day rally at Jaffna University. The relationship between guilt, depression, prolonged grief, and posttraumatic stress symptoms after suicide bereavement. Wagner, B., Hofmann, L., Grafiadeli, R.The effect of sudden death bereavement on the risk for suicide. Hamdan, S., Berkman, N., Lavi, N., Levy, S., Brent, D.Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data Summary and Trends Report: 2011-2021. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).(2020) Suicide Rates by Industry and Occupation - National Violent Death Reporting System, 32 States, 2016. Peterson C, Sussell A, Li J, Schumacher P, Yeoman K, Stone D.Atlanta, GA: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Suicide Prevention Resource for Action: A Compilation of the Best Available Evidence. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Key substance use and mental health indicators in the United States: Results from the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (HHS Publication No. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2022). ![]() Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 2018-2021, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. National Vital Statistics System, Mortality 2018-2021 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics.(2016) Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Preventing multiple forms of violence: A strategic vision for connecting the dots. (2011) Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. ![]() Self-directed violence surveillance: Uniform definitions and recommended data elements, version 1.0. 7 Read more about these suicide disparities and why they exist on this page. 5,6 Young people who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual have higher prevalence of suicidal thoughts and behavior compared to their peers who identify as heterosexual. 3 Other Americans with higher-than-average rates of suicide are veterans, people who live in rural areas, and workers in certain industries and occupations like mining and construction. By race/ethnicity, the groups with the highest rates are non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native people followed by non-Hispanic White people. Suicide rates vary by race/ethnicity, age, and other factors, such as where someone lives. Some groups have higher suicide rates than others. Suicide was the second leading cause of death for people ages 10-14 and 20-34. Suicide affects people of all ages. In 2021, suicide was among the top 9 leading causes of death for people ages 10-64. In 2021, an estimated 12.3 million American adults seriously thought about suicide, 3.5 million planned a suicide attempt, and 1.7 million attempted suicide. 3 The number of people who think about or attempt suicide is even higher. Suicide was responsible for 48,183 deaths in 2021, which is about one death every 11 minutes. Suicide rates increased approximately 36% between 2000–2021.
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