Suicide Is on the Rise Among the Young People of Mexico's Ciudad Juarez Irene Caselli - BBC News
go to original February 8, 2017

Suicide among young people is on the rise in Mexico and there are murals in Ciudad Juarez remembering those who died by suicide (BBC)

One out of four residents has thought about taking his or her own life, and one out of ten has tried to do so, a study carried out by the Family Centre for Integration and Growth (CFIC) with the support of the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez (UACJ) suggests.

Young people between the age of 15 and 29 make up the biggest number of those who die by suicide, figures from Mexico's National Institute of Statistics and Geography suggest.

Experts say that while each case is different, the violence prevalent in Ciudad Juarez is a significant contributing factor.

Prof Oscar Armando Esparza Del Villar is in charge of a psychology doctoral programme analysing problems related to violence.

"There is a sense that life does not have the same value as before," he says.

"When you live within this culture where life is not valued as before, suicide can seem like one of the options for those who have symptoms of depression or problems in their lives," he explains.

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