Pandemic increasing risk factors for suicide, UN health agency warns

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Suicide prevention must be prioritised after 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Americas office of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day, commemorated annually on 10 September

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